Registered Nurse - Wound Care
Job in
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 70113, USA
Listed on 2026-03-03
Listing for:
New Orleans VAMC (NOLA)
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-03
Job specializations:
-
Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Palliative Care Nurse, RN Nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Client Name
New Orleans VAMC (NOLA)
Job Type
Local
Offering
Nursing
Profession
RN
Specialty
Wound Care
Job
Job Title
Registered Nurse - Wound Care
Weekly Pay
$1810.0
Shift Details
Scheduled Hours
40
Job Order Details
Start Date
10/01/2025
End Date
09/30/2030
Duration
261 Week(s)
Job Description
Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN)
The Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for delivering competent, evidence-based care to assigned patients and providing oversight to licensed vocational nurses and nursing assistants, as appropriate to the care setting. This role focuses on comprehensive skin and wound assessment, treatment planning, and implementation of advanced wound care therapies.
Qualifications:
- Current RN license in good standing.
- 18 months recent experience in wound care, including advanced therapies and technologies.
- Strong assessment, documentation, and communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize and complete tasks within assigned shifts.
- PREFERRED Credential- Wound Care certification by VA approved accredited agency:
- National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) or
- Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC)
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care based on skin and wound assessment findings.
- Assess healthcare needs of patients/residents and develop care plans to meet interdisciplinary goals.
- Identify and act on significant changes in patient/resident health conditions.
- Update patient/resident care plans and notify physicians of any changes in condition.
- Perform and delegate tasks according to the plan of care.
- Collect and document pertinent data in the electronic medical record.
- Complete nursing assessments within required time frames and in accordance with policy.
- Provide timely and accurate documentation of skin and wound issues using VA-approved EHR systems.
- Perform full scope of wound assessment and management, including measurement, staging of pressure injuries, cleansing, compression therapy, and application of wound care treatments.
- Complete comprehensive skin and wound assessments and recommend appropriate prevention and/or treatment interventions (including ostomy and continence care).
- Recommend treatments such as wound dressings, advanced therapies, specialty mattresses, and innovative technologies (e.g., mobile applications, 3D imaging, Telewound).
- Meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients/residents and families.
- Report incidents of verbal or physical abuse immediately to the Nurse Manager or designated leadership.
- Delegate elements of care based on assessed needs, patient condition, and safety.
- Code Minimum Data Set assessments in Caribou and initiate/update care plans.
Address
1250 Poydras Street, 4
Th Floor, Suite 400
City
New Orleans
State
LA
Zip Code
70113
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