RN Wound Care PRN
Core
Hospital-based Wound Clinician providing acute care, clinical consultation, and education for patients with gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and integumentary disorders, including complex wounds, ostomies, and continence issues.
Role type
Registered Nurse (Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Specialist)
Builds
Individualized care plans, wound management protocols, and patient education programs for acute and chronic conditions.
Domain
Healthcare / Wound Care / Ostomy / Continence
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nursing process application, physical and psychosocial assessment, therapeutic communication, wound management, ostomy care, continence management, patient education, protocol development, data collection validation
Preferred skills
Negative pressure wound therapy expertise, staff guidance on skin breakdown prevention, committee participation
Technologies
Negative pressure wound therapy devices, support surfaces, pouching systems
Responsibilities
Assess and treat complex draining wounds, fistulae, and pressure injuries; provide pre- and postoperative education for ostomy patients; manage urinary and fecal continence disorders; develop and implement care protocols based on national guidelines; educate patients, caregivers, and staff on skin and wound care.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC