Wound Care RN

What you'll do

You're the nurse for our wound care patients. That means you're their primary advocate and the one managing their path to healing. You'll collaborate with doctors and the rest of the care team to make it happen.

Your day is built around a clear model: Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage. It's how we ensure consistent, high quality care.

• Start each shift with a thorough patient assessment. You need to spot any changes in status right away and report them.
• Carry out procedures and monitoring as ordered. Your documentation has to be timely and complete; it's a critical part of the record.
• Administer medications and watch for how the patient responds. If there's an unintended reaction, you take appropriate action.
• Anticipate what your patients need before they have to ask. Responding quickly to requests is just the baseline; resolving issues proactively is where you shine.
• A big part of your job is teaching. You'll explain medical conditions, treatment plans, medications, and possible side effects to patients and their families. You translate complex terms into something they can truly understand.

What you need to have

The non negotiables first. You must be a graduate of an accredited School of Nursing; a BSN gives you an edge but isn't mandatory. You need a current Virginia RN license or a valid compact multistate license.

You also need at least 1 2 years of nursing experience specifically in wound care. This isn't a generalist role; we need someone who knows this specialty.

We'll require you to get your Basic Cardiac Life Support certification within your first 30 days if you don't already have it.

The schedule & place

This is a PRN position at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, VA. The schedule varies based on our department needs.

A bit about us

Chippenham has been here since 1972. We're over 460 beds now, and we're considered one of the leading acute care facilities in our region. We didn't get that reputation by accident.

The Joint Commission gave us their Gold Seal of Approval. They also named us a Top Performer in several key quality areas: stroke, heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, perinatal care, joint replacement, and surgical care. Oh, and we're a Level I Trauma Center and Level I Burn Center too.

The support & benefits

We talk a lot about pathways because we mean it. Our nationwide transfer policy lets you move when you're ready for a change somewhere else in the HCA network. You'll find mentorship here. We support professional certifications. And there's educational assistance if you want to advance your degree. It's all part of building what they call "the career of a lifetime."

• The medical package covers health, prescription drugs, dental vision behavioral health even telemedicine services Wellbeing support includes free counseling sessions Time away from work isn't just PTO; it includes paid family leave long term short term disability coverage Savings start with our 401(k) plan They match 100% on 3% to 9% of your pay depending on how long you've been here There's also an Employee Stock Purchase Plan Education support comes through tuition assistance student loan help certification support even scholarships for dependents Additional programs cover things like fertility treatments adoption assistance life insurance legal counseling identity theft protection

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