Wound Care RN

What this job is

The George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC needs an Outpatient Wound Care RN. This is a role for someone who knows wounds inside and out ; staging, measuring, documenting, and tracking progress on complex cases. You'll help with dressing changes, compression therapy, wound vacs, and other advanced treatments. You'll assist during procedures and make sure supplies and referrals are coordinated. Patient education is a big part of it too; you'll teach patients and their families how to manage care at home.

GW Hospital is a 395 bed academic medical center in downtown DC. Their wound care program works across a multidisciplinary limb preservation model ; think vascular, plastics, podiatry/ortho, infectious disease, and wound experts all collaborating to reduce amputations. The leadership team here is deeply involved in hospital wide pressure injury prevention efforts.

What you'll do day to day

• Assess wounds by staging them, measuring them, documenting findings, and tracking progress over time
• Help with treatments like dressing changes, compression therapy, offloading support work, and wound vac management
• Assist during clinic procedures and coordinate the supplies plus any needed referrals
• Educate patients and their families about their condition and reinforce the home care plan
• Maintain accurate EMR documentation while supporting overall clinic flow and operations

What you need to bring

• A current RN license in the District of Columbia ; or eligibility to get one before you start
• An ADN degree (BSN is preferred but not required)
• At least 2 years of RN experience ; acute care, ambulatory settings, or specialty clinics all count
• A current BLS certification through the American Heart Association
• Strong patient education skills and comfort working with frequent dressing changes plus steady clinic throughput

What helps you stand out

• A wound certification like WCC / CWS / CWCN / CWOCN ; or a willingness to go get one
• Experience with compression therapy, offloading techniques, or negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT)
• Any exposure to ostomy or peristomal skin care (it's a nice plus)

The benefits package

• Medical coverage along with dental and vision plans that start when you do
• A 401(k) with an employer match so your money grows faster together
• Paid time off plus holidays that give you real breaks throughout the year
• Tuition assistance if you want to keep learning professionally or academically
• A $100 monthly commute subsidy plus Metro stipends; they're also pretty competitive on relocation benefits if that matters for your move here to Washington, DC