(RN) Wound/Ostomy Nurse

Company: ScionHealth
Location: Webster
Posted on: April 26, 2025

Job Description:

(RN) Wound/Ostomy Nurse at ScionHealth summary:
As a Wound/Ostomy Nurse at Kindred Healthcare, you will provide critical care to patients with various types of wounds, assisting staff nurses and offering consultative services. Your role is essential in implementing standards of care and improving patient outcomes during an extended recovery period. With your nursing experience and specific wound care training, you will play a vital role in the healing process for medically complex patients.
Description

What makes Kindred Healthcare a great place to work? Our people, of course! Our clinicians answer this special calling because they have a fundamental, internal drive to directly help people. In return, we serve, develop and respect our employees in environments created to optimize their job effectiveness, experience, and satisfaction. This is who we are.

Who are you? To succeed in our high-energy, high-reward environment, our clinicians provide compassionate critical care and deliver exceptional patient experiences, meaningful outcomes, and bonds for life.

As our most acute level of care, Kindred's transitional care hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.

As a Wound Care Clinician you will:

• Implement policies and procedures, along with standards of care and practice related to patient care needs involving various types of wounds.
• Provides direct patient care and assistance to staff nurses, and acts as consultative service regarding wound care to clinical staff.
• Performs wound care functions under the oversight of a Wound Care Coordinator. Qualifications
  
  As a Wound Care Clinician you will have:
  • Graduate of an accredited nursing program leading to licensure as an Licensed Practical Nurse/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) or Registered Nurse (RN).
  • Current state Licensed Practical Nurse/Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) or Registered Nurse (RN) license.
  • BCLS certification.
  • Three (3) years nursing experience with experience as an acute care nurse.
    
    Keywords:
    Wound Care, Ostomy Nursing, Registered Nurse, Critical Care, Patient Care, Healthcare, Transitional Care, Nursing, Chronic Illness, Medical Care
    

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