Registered Nurse; RN) Wound Care Hyperbaric PRN

Location:

St Lukes Milwaukee WI

Join Wisconsin’s only 24/7 Hyperbaric Medicine program and our dynamic Wound Care Clinic team! We provide advanced outpatient and inpatient care for patients with chronic wounds caused by factors such as diabetes, poor circulation, infection, and more. Our clinic also offers Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), a cutting‑edge treatment that accelerates healing by increasing oxygen delivery to tissues.

• Deliver expert nursing care for wound management, including dressing changes, VAC therapy, compression wraps, and diabetic casts
• Assist with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy treatments in single and multi‑person chambers
• Prepare and monitor patients before, during, and after HBOT sessions
• Provide inpatient wound and ostomy care consultations
• Educate patients on wound care, infection prevention, and recovery strategies
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective care

• Wound Care Clinic: 7 exam rooms, treating 30–70 outpatients daily
• Hyperbaric Unit: 3 locks, 5 exam rooms, and a patient staging bay
• Emergency Hyperbaric On‑Call Team:
  Critical Care or ED experience preferred

• Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
• Candidates must have at least 1year of RN experience, this position is not for new grads
• Critical Care experience needed
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Strong IV skills
• experience in wound care - strong clinical judgement and patient education skills

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is a 938-bed, qua ternary acute care community hospital that provides advanced health care expertise. The organization offers leading edge oncology, cardiovascular and neurology therapies for primarily adult patients. Nursing professional governance is a particular organizational strength, with over 40 years of experience in clinical nurse shared decision making. Aurora St. Luke’s has been recognized for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program® since 2001, most recently celebrating our 6th consecutive designation in February 2024.

Be the Nurse Who Redefines Care. At Advocate Health, being a nurse means more than delivering exceptional clinical care—it means leading with purpose, compassion, and boldness. As part of our One Advocate Nurse community, you’ll join a unified team committed to lifting others up, embracing innovation, and creating inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive. You’ll be empowered to think boldly, collaborate with humility, and drive change through fearless curiosity.

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• Must be able to bend, stoop, crawl and reach to complete preventative maintenance and emergency repairs to equipment.
• Must be able to:
• lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist.
• lift up to 20 lbs over the head.
• carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance.
• Must be able to:
• push/pull with 30 lbs of force.
• perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs with a second person present.
• Must have visual senses to see monitoring equipment and speech and hearing ability to hear equipment alarms.
• Potential for exposure to mechanical, electrical, explosive and chemical hazards as well as blood and body fluids.
• Must be able to work in an enclosed and warm environment with temperatures ranging from 50(-120(F.
• Potential for barotramatic injury due to exposure to compressed air environment and risks of decompression when assisting inside the multiplace hyperbaric chamber.
• Completed Medical History Screen must be approved by the Medical Director. Must be able to successfully complete pre-employment chest X-Ray and an environmental pressurization test up to 165 FSW (feet of sea water). Audiology and Caisson’s radiology studies must be completed within 3 months of hire.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.