Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Wound Care

Hartford HealthCare Corporation hiring for Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Wound Care jobs in Cheshire, CT, US

Description

Job Schedule: Full Time
Standard Hours: 40
Job Shift: Shift 1
Shift Details: 10 hour days, rotating 6 weekend and 2 times per year holiday coverage

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, almost 25,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here.  We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. 

Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals as well as a Level I trauma center. Hartford Hospital is on the cutting edge of technology & medical care and is home to the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. Housing the Northeast’s largest robotic surgery center, committed to becoming the best in the country for patient safety and is pursuing that goal by taking innovative action and creating a culture of safety at every level within the organization.

Job Summary

Our Nurses work in collaborative environments with strong interdisciplinary teams, focused on a patient centered care model in a richly diverse work space. Under the direction and general supervision of the Nurse Manager, the registered nurse utilizes evidence based practices in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act, policies and procedures of the hospital and as directed by the medical staff. The registered nurse who through knowledge and ability uses the nursing process to develop a plan of care which includes standards of practice to meet the physical, emotional spiritual, cultural and educational needs of the patient and family. 

This Registered Nurse on Inpatient Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (WOCN) Team providing wound, ostomy and continence nursing care, consultation, education and mentorship for hospital based service. Practice involves prevention and treatment of pressure injury and other wound types, ostomy/fistula care and patient education, care for patients with surgical, traumatic, lower extremity, lymphedema and other wound types. Performs wound assessment and treatment interventions, provides patient/family education, mentors unit-based nurses, supports standardized skin injury prevention protocol and performs surveillance and monitors outcome metrics.   Collaborates with intra-professional teams.  Day shift, rotating weekends. 

Qualifications

• Current Connecticut RN License.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing school (BSN required).
• BLS certification by the American Heart Association required prior to date of hire.
• Experience with medical-surgical, home health or wound care preferred.
• WOCN certification preferred; training may be supported for qualified candidate.
   

We take great care of careers.

With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth.  Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children.  We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.  Every moment matters.  And this is your moment.