Prime Healthcare
Overview
REGISTERED NURSE WOUND CARE
We are seekinga Wound CareRN, which is also referred toas aWoundCare,Ostomy, orContinenceNurse(WOC).TheWound Care RNwill specialize in assessing and treating skin breakdown and woundsin a clinic setting.AsaWound CareNurse,you will also be consulted during a patients stay in a hospital for a woundor pressureinjury,we are also consulted for ostomy care.TheWound Care RNwill alsobe responsible fordeterminingthe proper course of treatmentand interacting with services in the community to continually care for the wound care patient.
Bonus Options: up to$10,000
Shift’s Available: Days
Employment Type:
Per Diem
Location: Knapp Medical Center – Weslaco, TX
Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:
Health, dental, and vision insurance options
Paid vacation, sicktimeand holidays
Bereavement leave, FMLA and other leave options
Employer 401K options
Tuition reimbursement options
Life, disability, and other insurance options
Many other amazing benefits
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Knapp Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
KnappMedical Center isan award-winning,not-for-profit hospital in Weslaco, Texas.With 227 beds, the community hospital specializes in emergency care, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, critical care, and interventional radiology.Knapp serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area, as well as Weslaco's only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery.Knapp has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to Mid-Valley residents for 60 years. More than 300 physicians serve on the hospital's medical staff. Knapp also serves as one of the largest employers in the Mid-Valley, employing more than 450 people. For more information, please call956-968-8567or visitwww.KnappMed.org
Responsibilities The Registered Nurse provides direct care in the outpatient wound care clinic as well as evaluating inpatient wounds. Communicate with physicians / charge nurse / co workers, as appropriate regarding changes in the patients treatment, clinical condition including results of diagnostic studies. Has the ability to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.
Qualifications Education and Work Experience
Must have current and valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the state.
BCLS (AHA) upon hire and maintain current.
Previous Acute Care hospital experience preferred.
Previous Wound care knowledge and or experience preferred (1 Year).
Wound Care Certification within first year of hire
Wound, Ostomy, Continence (WOC) Certification preferred
Employment Status Per Diem ShiftDays Equal Employment Opportunity
Equal Employment Opportunity Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
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Bonus Options: up to$10,000
Shift’s Available: Days
Employment Type:
Per Diem
Location: Knapp Medical Center – Weslaco, TX
Here are some of the benefits of working at Prime Healthcare:
Health, dental, and vision insurance options
Paid vacation, sicktimeand holidays
Bereavement leave, FMLA and other leave options
Employer 401K options
Tuition reimbursement options
Life, disability, and other insurance options
Many other amazing benefits
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Knapp Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
KnappMedical Center isan award-winning,not-for-profit hospital in Weslaco, Texas.With 227 beds, the community hospital specializes in emergency care, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, critical care, and interventional radiology.Knapp serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area, as well as Weslaco's only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery.Knapp has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to Mid-Valley residents for 60 years. More than 300 physicians serve on the hospital's medical staff. Knapp also serves as one of the largest employers in the Mid-Valley, employing more than 450 people. For more information, please call956-968-8567or visitwww.KnappMed.org
Responsibilities The Registered Nurse provides direct care in the outpatient wound care clinic as well as evaluating inpatient wounds. Communicate with physicians / charge nurse / co workers, as appropriate regarding changes in the patients treatment, clinical condition including results of diagnostic studies. Has the ability to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.
Qualifications Education and Work Experience
Must have current and valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the state.
BCLS (AHA) upon hire and maintain current.
Previous Acute Care hospital experience preferred.
Previous Wound care knowledge and or experience preferred (1 Year).
Wound Care Certification within first year of hire
Wound, Ostomy, Continence (WOC) Certification preferred
Employment Status Per Diem ShiftDays Equal Employment Opportunity
Equal Employment Opportunity Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
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