Travel Nurse RN - Wound Care - $3,811 per week

Mitchell Martin Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Wound Care for a travel nursing job in New York, New York.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Wound Care
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

A well-known hospital system in New York is seeking a Wound Care RN!


Type: Initial 13-week contract
Location: New York, NY
Schedule: DAYS; 4 shifts a week (10 hours) with every other weekend required


Requirements:


ASN or BSN required
New York State RN License
Two (2) years of Med/Surg experience
Wound and Colostomy experience
Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN)
Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (CWOCN)
Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse (CWON)
Certified Wound Specialist (CWS)
Primary Source Verification of License and Registration of Registered Professional Nurse from NYS Department of Education (NYSED)
Wound Care Certified Certification (WCC)
AHA BLS


Job Summary:
Conducts health assessment interview focused on wound, ostomy, and continence related care. Performs focused physical assessment, develops plan of care based on the diagnosis and individual client needs. Recommends medications and treatments as appropriate. Job Responsibilities: -Develop, revise and evaluate standards of care, assist in the selection of supplies, technology and equipment. -Assess and document patient response to wound care, ostomy, continence, fistula and complex wounds treatment. Evaluate the quality and delivery of care provided by the clinical staff on unit. -Works collaboratively with the health care team and makes referrals to other disciplines as indicated. -Teach, counsels, and assists individuals and families to assume responsibility for prevention of complications as they relate to patients with ostomies, wounds, or continence problems. -Develop, provide and evaluate staff education programs, i.e., new employee orientation, in services, and continuing education programs. -Routinely providing comprehensive assessments of patients at risk for developing pressure injuries. Initiating preventative measures. -Escalate and communicate challenges identified including ethical issues and issues related to conflict resolution. -Routinely collaborating with Assistant Director of Nursing for Wound Care to initiate and recommend best practices based on prudent assessment. -Participating in Unit/Department Quality Improvement and Hospital Wide Q.I activities, i.e. Incidence, Prevalence Studies and Nursing Quality. -Providing culturally competent patient, family and staff education consistent with cultural, ethnic, religious and other belief systems. -Maintaining the security and confidentiality of data and information in accordance with patient rights policies. -Achieving and maintaining a level of professional competency by engaging in activities consistent with clinical practice and population to serve. -Identifies available community resources helpful to clients, refers and assists clients in utilizing such resources. -Asset management related to rented equipment. e.g. Specialty beds, and Negative Pressure Devices.

Mitchell Martin Healthcare Job ID #26-10255. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About Mitchell Martin Healthcare

Want to work for agency that makes things easy? Go to work, get paid, and have an advocate for you ready if you need it? Check out Mitchell Martin Healthcare! Since 1984, Mitchell Martin Healthcare has been successfully providing nurses and allied professionals with positions at top-rated hospitals and healthcare facilities like clinics, SNFs and the liek. 

Our consistent monitoring of trends in the rapidly changing healthcare market helps to keep you educated and trained in regulatory policy and within their clinical disciplines. We work exclusively fast moving clients and can guarantee you swift feedback on your resume from the hiring managers.

If interested, don’t hesitate to apply!