What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wound Care Nurse (RN) position at Select Specialty Hospital - North Knoxville?
Overview
Position: Wound Care Nurse Registered Nurse (RN)
Location: Select Specialty Hospital - North Knoxville (Powell)
Schedule: Full Time 8 hour days
Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Wound Care Nurses (RNs) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.
We support your career growth and personal well-being:
- Start Strong: Extensive Registered Nurse (RN) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting
- Invest in Your Future: 100% company-paid scholarship (BSN), tuition reimbursement, and continuing education
- Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder programs and certifications such as PCCN and CCRN
- Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program
- Your Health Matters: Comprehensive benefits package including generous PTO and 401(K) with company match
- Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
Responsibilities
- Preserving the integrity of the skin by implementing and monitoring skin preservation strategies.
- Ensuring all wound and skin care protocols are approved by the medical staff.
- Organizing multidisciplinary wound and skin rounds on a weekly basis for high risk patients and patients with current pressure ulcers and other significant wounds.
- Providing hands-on wound care for all difficult and non-healing wounds.
- Serving as a resource to all hospital staff on all issues related to wound and skin care.
- Ensuring all regulatory requirements are met
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications
- AD (Associate's degree in Nursing) required.
- One (1) year of related experience required.
- Valid State RN License.
- Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
- Must complete wound care training in the first 90 days in the role.
Preferred qualifications:
- BSN preferred.
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans