RN - Wound Care

Job Number: 213370

Department: VM Federal Way - Wound Care

Hours: 8am - 4:30pm

We have a brand new 36 hours per week opening for a Wound Care RN in our Federal Way location. This position is (4) 8 hour shifts on week one, followed by (5) 8 hour shifts on week two.

The Virginia Mason wound care team, in Seattle and Federal Way, offers advanced health care options for both acute and chronic wounds. Some examples of wounds treated in by the team include:

•Acute wounds from trauma/burns

•Post-operative wounds

•Pressure ulcers and bedsores

•Diabetic ulcers

•Vascular ulcers

•Radiation wounds

Patients with wounds that have not healed within one month of treatment are referred to the wound care team for further evaluation and treatment. Our providers assess the wound healing process and may add new therapy modalities including skin substitute therapy and negative pressure therapy to enhance healing. The wound care team offers many wound dressing options that can be tailored to the needs of the patient.

The Ambulatory Wound Care Procedural Registered Nurse is responsible for providing high quality, skilled nursing services to assist patients to achieve optimum health, functional health status and safe passage while receiving an invasive or interventional procedure during an episodic or series of visits.

As an Ambulatory Wound Care Procedural Registered Nurse you will:

• Demonstrate technical expertise while supporting the patient and the care team during the episodic visit where interventions and procedures occur.

• Use the nursing process to support a patient in achieving an optimal level of wellness as defined by the patient.

• The Ambulatory Procedural Registered Nurse assists patients to achieve optimum functional health status and safe passage throughout their procedural experience.

• Provides skilled assessment and triage, education, collaboration and coordination of healthcare and community resources,

• The Ambulatory Procedural Registered Nurse assists patients/families, staff and systems to achieve high quality, evidence-based, cost-effective, and patient-focused outcomes.

• Nursing care provided by the registered nurse reflects the nursing process through an integration of knowledge, skills, experience, and attitudes needed to meet the needs of patients and families .

Qualifications

• Current Washington State licensure as an RN

• CPR certification is required every two years

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing approved by the Washington State Board of Nursing.

• Strong patient assessment skills, ability to work collaboratively in team setting, current working knowledge of electronic medical records.

Virginia Mason offers much more than competitive compensation and benefits. With continuing education opportunities and the added potential of relocation assistance, you will find our commitment to your well-being is both rewarding and refreshing.

There is also the lifestyle benefit that comes with finding yourself in the heart of the Pacific Northwest. Surrounded by the vibrancy and sophistication of one of the most livable cities in the country, finding the perfect urban or outdoor pursuit will instinctively and pleasurably become second nature.

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.