Wound Care Nurse RN

Hawthorne Center for Rehabilitation and Healing of Brandon

Make an impact. Build connections. Love where you work.

At Hawthorne Center for Rehabilitation and Healing of Brandon, you’ll find a team that celebrates your strengths, where your work truly makes a difference every day. We’re passionate about creating a supportive, positive environment—not only for our residents, but for the people who care for them. As proud partners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, our team members also have the opportunity to join the spirited KARE KREWE of Hawthorne Brandon—bringing big-team energy and community spirit to everything we do.

If you are looking to join a caring and supportive team, we would love to meet you!

We are conveniently located at 851 W Lumsden Rd, Brandon, FL 33511

Why Work For Us? Because We Offer Our Employees:

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance - family plan options available
• Generous PTO, Holiday and Sick time - we value work/life balance
• 401k, Life Insurance and Disability Coverage - peace of mind for you and your family
• Direct Deposit & Daily Pay Options Available - Get paid when YOU want
• Wonderschool Concierge Services - childcare made simple
• Uniforms & Employee Perks Program - we ve got you covered
• 24/7 Telehealth Benefit with Doctegrity - access to medical care and mental health support when you need it most

Job Summary

The purpose of the Wound Care Nurse position is to support the nursing department and facility wide directives through specialized focus on Wound Care Specialist (WCS). This job description is not an all-inclusive list of essential functions for the job described, but rather a general description of some of the responsibilities necessary to carry out the duties of this position.

Essential Responsibilities

• Facilitates the operation of the facility Infection Prevention/Control Program and supports continuous quality improvement.
• Supports the facility and medical staff, departments and teams including guidance, training, technical support, celebrating successes and continued learning related to infection prevention.
• Chairs the Infection Prevention/Control Committee and as a member of other committees as assigned.
• Compiles and submits data related to Infection Prevention.
• Supports facility Quality Improvement activities with data support, analysis, and internal consulting.
• Monitors and maintains current knowledge of key facility accrediting and regulatory agencies indicators/standards.
• Develops policies and procedures that support infection prevention and control.
• Consults with CNO and LTC DON and non-clinical managers to ensure infection prevention and control measures are followed.
• Identifies, investigates, and reports health care associated infections among patients and personnel through ongoing surveillance.
• Maintains logs with infection surveillance data.
• Maintains current knowledge of CDC guidelines and recommendations for infection prevention/control and definitions of health care associated infections.
• Calculates infection rates using the CDC’s recommended denominator data, prepares, and presents reports to Infection Control Committee.
• Responsible for providing Infection Prevention orientation and other in-service programs related to infection prevention and control for the facility.
• Collaborates with HR and provides direction regarding employee health issues such as exposures, vaccines, or vaccine preventable diseases, communicable diseases and other infection prevention/control related issues involving facility employees.
• Makes recommendations regarding real or potential problems/improvement opportunities, including desirable approaches for resolution.
• Collaborates and reports to appropriate agencies/regulatory organizations.
• Follows the standards set by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

Wound Care Specialist (WCS)

Under general direction of the CNO, the WCS RN coordinates treatment to provide comprehensive wound assessments and plan of care including goals, implementation of treatment, evaluation, and outcomes for patients throughout the facility. Provides patient, family and staff education regarding wound…