Local Contract Nurse RN - Wound Care
Mount Laurel, NJ
WCS Healthcare Partners
3x12 hrs

Our client is hiring a Wound Care RN for their Home Care Division in a temp-to-perm position. This is an excellent opportunity to provide specialized care with the potential for long-term career growth in a supportive home care setting. 

Job Function:

• Responsible for assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care needs with selected disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary and integumentary systems through outcome identification and evidence-based practice.
  
• Coordinates patient care and communicates and collaborates extensively with healthcare team, patients and/or patient's family or significant other(s).
  
• Maintains and demonstrates high standards of professional ethics.
• Performs an gastrointestinal, genitourinary and integumentary assessment of the patient, leading to development, implementation and evaluation of a plan of care.
• Administers, monitors and documents therapeutic interventions and regimes related to wound, ostomy or continence.
• Educates patient and family/responsible party regarding disease process, individual care needs, wellness, safety issues, etc.

Job Requirements:

• Must have valid NJ RN License. Approved licenses must be presented and maintained in accordance with the State of New Jersey Licensing Board.
• Current board certification as WOC (ET) nurse (CWOCN) by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board or presently enrolled in WOCN accredited ET program with certification within 12 months of hire. Refer to the Educational/Regulatory Requirement (Department Specific) policy in the Nursing Administrative Manual.
• Demonstrates knowledge of nursing skills, hospital practices, procedures and standards.
• Perfects skills and stays abreast of current nursing practice through on-going education, journals, etc.
• Must be able to coordinate efforts of a team of care providers.
• Must have current proof of driver's license and auto insurance if position requires travel within hospital system.
• BSN required.

Disclosure: The hourly rates and/or salaries listed may or may not reflect total compensation packages including bonus and fringe benefits, etc., nor are the advertisement(s) posted a guarantee of a certain compensation package for a position or bona fide offer of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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