Registered Nurse Wound Care

Overview:

Experience the advantages of real career change

Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you'll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work. You'll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today, and help you plan for the future.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the assessment, evaluation, and treatment of patients, specifically those with acute and/or chronic wounds, ostomy management and education as well as management of fistulae, tubes, skin, and incontinence issues. Works in conjunction with physicians, nursing staff and ancillary staff to evaluate, propose, plan and perform patient assessment and treatments.

Qualifications:

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school in the field of Nursing, Physical Therapy, or Occupational Therapy Required
• Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Work Experience

• 2 years of clinical experience Required
• 2 years of clinical experience in wound/ostomy care and management Preferred
• Experience working in research, analysis of data, and editing collateral Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• BCLS - Basic Life Support Required
• RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure or
• PT - Physical Therapist - Georgia State Licensure or
• OT - Occupational Therapist - Registered - Georgia State Licensure Required
• Maintain CEU's as required by the state Required
• CWS - Certified Wound Specialist or
• CWOCN - Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Preferred

Business Unit : Company Name:

Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital