RN Wound Care

Job Title: Registered Nurse – Wound Care (WOCN)

Location: West Hollywood, CA

Job Type: Contract (13 Weeks - with possible extension)

Start Date: 10/20/2025 (or ASAP)

Schedule:

• Shift: Day, 4x10-Hour (07:00 – 18:00)
• Guaranteed Hours: 40 per week
• Weekend Coverage: PRN (as needed)
• On-Call: Not required
• Floating: No floating required

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (Wound Care / WOCN) to join our interdisciplinary care team in an acute care hospital setting. This role involves wound and ostomy consultations, wound VAC management, and patient/family education. The ideal candidate will have strong clinical assessment skills, wound care expertise, and experience with EPIC charting.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct wound and ostomy consultations for a diverse patient population (neonates, pediatrics, adults, geriatrics)
• Assess, stage, and manage pressure injuries and other wounds
• Provide wound treatments and dressings (alginates, hydrocolloids, hydrogels, silver products, enzymatic debridement)
• Manage and monitor negative pressure wound therapy (wound VAC)
• Educate patients and families on wound, ostomy, and continence care
• Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, social workers, and other interdisciplinary team members
• Document all care in EPIC EMR accurately and timely

Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred
• ADN with relevant experience will be considered

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of wound care nursing experience (1.5 years may be considered)
• Acute care, teaching hospital, or community hospital experience preferred

Certifications & Licenses:

• Active RN license (California) – required
• BLS (Basic Life Support) – required
• Wound Care Certification (WCC, WOCN, or equivalent) – required (must be certified, not just course completion)

Skills:

• Wound assessment, staging, tunneling, and undermining
• Pressure ulcer prevention and management
• Ostomy care (colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy) and patient teaching
• Use of wound VAC and WoundVision equipment
• Braden Scale and other ulcer risk assessment tools
• EPIC EMR proficiency (required)

Work Setting:

• Medical Setting: Hospital-based Wound Care/Enterostomal Therapy Services
• Patient Age Groups: Neonates, pediatrics, adults, geriatrics
• Daily Census: ~950 patients, 886 beds
• Interdisciplinary Support: Respiratory Therapy, Pharmacy, Social Services, Lift Teams, Unit Secretary

Physical Setting & Requirements:

• Clinical hospital environment
• Standing/walking for extended periods
• Ability to assist with patient repositioning and wound care procedures

Orientation & Compliance:

• Orientation provided prior to start
• Flu vaccine required (no exemptions)

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Job Types: Full-time, Travel nursing, Contract

Pay: $55.00 - $60.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55 - $60