Wound Care Registered Nurse
Saint Louis, MO
Access Healthcare
4x10 hrs, Days

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Wound Care

Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Shift: 4 shifts per week, 10-hour shifts (07:30 AM - 06:00 PM), Monday to Friday
• No nights, weekends, or holidays required
• Guaranteed Hours: Minimum 3 shifts per 13 weeks
• Floating: Clinician may float within scope to meet facility needs
• Local Candidates: Not accepted (home address must be at least 75 miles from facility)
• Pending License: Accepted
• Return to Office Restrictions: No more than 7 days

Experience & Requirements

• Specialty: Registered Nurse - Wound Care
• Required Years of Experience: 2 years
• First-time Travelers: Accepted
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required
• Certifications Required:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • WOCN (Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing) certification in hand at time of submission
• Skills Required:

  • Hospital experience with wound and ostomy care
  • Colostomy, ileostomy, double barrel stoma, loop with rod stoma, mucous fistula care and management
  • Continence skin care management
  • Wound care including burns (1st to 4th degree), pressure ulcers (Stages I-IV), venous ulcers, neuropathic ulcers, peripheral arterial ulcers
  • Wound assessment, measurement, staging, treatment, and recommendations/orders
  • Use of wound care products such as alginates, autolytic, enzymatic debriding agents, foams, hydrocolloids, hydrogels, silver products, vacuum-assisted closure (Wound Vac Therapy)
  • G-tube/J-tube feeding and site care
  • Infection control and isolation precautions
  • Patient and family education, staff education, and collaboration with other departments
  • Pain management and risk assessment tools (Braden scale, prevention risk assessment)
  • Ability to walk entire campus during the day
• Special Requirements:

  • Orthopedic knowledge
  • Wound vac ordering, application, and removal
  • Ostomy site marking and teaching
  • Ability to escalate assessment concerns

Facility Highlights

• Short Term Acute Care Facility
• Magnet & Teaching Hospital
• Level I Trauma Center
• Total Staffed Beds: 1,273
• Charting System: EPIC
• Scrub Color: Navy Blue

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

• Government-issued ID required
• Criminal background check within 6 months, including statewide and nationwide searches
• Education verification of highest nursing degree required
• Various state-specific background checks and registries (Missouri and Illinois)
• Drug testing within 1 year of start, must include a comprehensive panel
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Fit mask testing (N95) required and must be renewed annually
• Immunizations and health documents required:

  • Tdap vaccine or declination
  • Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella immunity or vaccination
  • Flu vaccination or approved exemption during flu season
• Facility-specific documents including HIPAA acknowledgement, confidentiality form, latex allergy questionnaire, hand hygiene, fingernail, and dress code policies
• Orientation modules completed through WorkRamp prior to start (approximately 16 hours)
• Competency exams as applicable, including medication/pharmacology and unit-specific skills checklists
• References: Two professional references required (supervisors preferred)

Additional Notes

• On-call is not required
• Block scheduling is not accommodated
• Candidates must be prepared to complete all required compliance and orientation modules prior to start
• Candidates must adhere to facility policies including dress code and hand hygiene to avoid being sent home

This position is ideal for a Registered Nurse with wound care expertise looking for a travel contract in a reputable Magnet and Level I Trauma teaching hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri.