Wound Care RN
Grand Junction, Colorado
Saint Mary's Hospital & Regional Medical Center

RN - Wound Care

Location: Grand Junction, Colorado Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day shift, 4-9 hour days (36 hours/week per listing) Hours Listed: 10 hours/day, 40 hours/week Setting: Inpatient wound care and outpatient wound clinic

Role Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a professional caregiver responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care. The staff RN uses the nursing process, therapeutic intervention, evidence-based practice, and care coordination with other health team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patients' physical, social, and psychological status, and gather information from patients, families, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team.
• Develop individualized plans of care with patient, family, team, and physician input, including education and discharge planning.
• Direct and delegate care to the interdisciplinary team, and set priorities while managing time, supplies, and resources.
• Evaluate patient response to interventions and revise the plan of care as needed.
• Document accurately and in a timely manner, and practice within scope of licensure and legal and ethical standards.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Colorado
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited school of nursing
• CWOCN, CWON, or CWCN certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• At least 1 year of wound care experience, with wound care experience within the last year

Key Skills

Patient care delivery, nursing fundamentals, interdisciplinary teamwork, documentation, professional etiquette, accountability, patient care coordination, communication, patient evaluation, critical thinking, wound management, and wound care