Wound Care Nurse

Wound Care Nurse

The Wound Care Nurse serves as a clinical expert for wound prevention, assessment, treatment, and skin integrity management. This role works collaboratively with nursing, rehabilitation, medical staff, nutrition services, infection prevention, and patient families to promote healing, prevent complications, and improve quality outcomes related to pressure injuries, surgical wounds, gastrostomy sites, tracheostomy sites, and other complex pediatric wounds.

Duty Percent of Time

Performs comprehensive skin and wound assessments for all patients requiring consultation, including pressure injuries, surgical wounds, ostomy sites, gastrostomy sites, tracheostomy sites, and other complex wounds. Develops individualized evidence-based treatment plans and recommendations. 20%

Leads pressure injury prevention initiatives through patient rounding, risk assessment review, staff coaching, and implementation of best practices to reduce hospital-acquired pressure injuries. 20%

Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams including physicians, therapists, respiratory therapists, nutrition services, infection prevention, and nursing teams to optimize patient outcomes. 15%

Provides consultation, education, competency validation, and bedside coaching to nursing staff regarding wound treatment, dressing selection, documentation requirements, and skin integrity maintenance. 15%

Coordinates the organization's wound care program, including serving as Chair or designated coordinator of the Wound Care Committee or interdisciplinary wound care workgroup, as applicable. Facilitates meetings, reviews quality data and wound care practices, coordinates action items, and promotes ongoing standardization and evidence-based practice. 10%

Monitors wound care outcomes and quality metrics. Participates in regulatory readiness, accreditation surveys, root cause analyses, quality improvement projects, and policy development. 10%

Leads or assists with product evaluation and wound care supply management; supports wound care-related clinical trials and research activities, as applicable; facilitates implementation of evidence-based practices; and develops, reviews, and standardizes wound care treatment protocols throughout the organization. 5%

Other duties as assigned. 5%

Education: Associate's degree in nursing; Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred. Ability to speak, understand, read, and write English required.

Experience: Minimum two (2) years of RN experience required. Experience in wound care, pediatric nursing, rehabilitation nursing, critical care, or long-term care preferred.

License/Certification/Credential: Registration and current RN license in Oklahoma. CPR and PALS Certification. Wound Care Certification (WCC, CWCN, CWON, CWOCN, WOCN or equivalent) preferred.

About Us

Bethany Children's Health Center (formerly The Children's Center Rehabilitation Hospital) located in Bethany, Oklahoma is an innovative leader in the field of pediatric rehabilitation and 24-hour complex care. The ACHC accredited hospital offers inpatient and outpatient services for children (ages 0-21) and is the only inpatient pediatric rehabilitation facility in Oklahoma. Our CARF accredited multidisciplinary team works with patients and their families to maximize the patient's physical and cognitive potential, and ensure the family has the training and resources needed for a smooth transition from hospital to home.

In order to maximize the potential of every child, we must maximize the potential of every employee. We are committed to providing staff with the physical, emotional, spiritual, financial and mental resources necessary to achieve their potential and meet our standards of excellence. BCHC offers competitive compensation, benefits, state-of-the-art equipment and wellness programs. Opportunities for professional growth include in-service training, leadership development, tuition reimbursement and scholarships.

**Due to the nature of our pediatric services, this organization's positions are classified as safety-sensitive roles. Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This statute allows Bethany Children's Health Center to refuse to hire an applicant or discharge an employee in a safety-sensitive position, who tests positive for marijuana even if the applicant or employee holds a valid Oklahoma medical marijuana license.