Registered Nurse Wound Care PRN
El Paso, Texas
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. This one is per diem, so you pick up the shifts you want. Las Palmas Medical Center is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
Posted Oct 4 · New grads welcomed
- Unit and setting
- Wound-Care · Hospital
- License
- RN license (RN) Registered Nurse
- Term
- Per Diem Registered Nurse Wound Care PRNPRN
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed No experience Required Years of Experience
- License
- Registered Nurse (RN) (RN) Registered Nurse
- Certification
- Basic Cardiac Life Support within 30 days of employment start dateAfter hire · within 30 days of employment Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- Education
- Associate Degree or Bachelor's Degree Associate Degree, or Bachelors Degree
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Loan repayment
- Offered
Benefits
- BenefitsMedical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine coverageComprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- BenefitsFree counseling and referral servicesWellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- BenefitsPaid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability, leaves of absenceTime away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Benefits401(k) Plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, and financial wellbeing counseling
- BenefitsTuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and Galen College of Nursing partnershipEducation support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- BenefitsFertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, consumer discounts
More benefits (7)
- Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine benefits
- Paid time off and paid family leave
- 401(k) Plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Tuition assistance
- Student loan assistance
- Life insurance
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Assess patient condition on admission and each scheduled shift; report changes Assess the patient's condition during admission and each scheduled shift, promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
- Day to day
- Perform ordered procedures and monitoring; document care
- Day to day
- Administer medications, monitor therapeutic response, act on unintended responses Administer prescribed medications, monitor the patient for therapeutic response, and take appropriate action in the event of an unintended response to the medication.
- Day to day
- Respond promptly to patient requests and anticipate needs Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests, proactively anticipating patient needs, and resolving them.
- Day to day
- Educate patients and families on condition, treatment, medications and follow-up
- Details
- No travel required No Travel Required
- Details
- Benefits eligibility may vary by location Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
The workplace
Las Palmas Medical Center is a hospital located in El Paso, Texas (ZIP 79902), operating as part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare, which is itself a subsidiary of HCA Healthcare. The organization has served the El Paso community—known as…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Job Summary and Qualifications
As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in line with the requirements of the department and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Collaborating with medical providers and the care team, you will provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will also act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization's vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.
What you will do in this role
- Assess the patient's condition during admission and each scheduled shift, promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
- Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s), and ensure thorough and timely documentation of care administration in the patient's medical record. - Administer prescribed medications, monitor the patient for therapeutic response, and take appropriate action in the event of an unintended response to the medication.
- Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests, proactively anticipating patient needs, and resolving them.
- Educate patients, families, and caregivers about the patient's medical condition, treatment plan, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures, ensuring complete understanding by translating complex medical terminology.
What qualifications you will need
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- (RN) Registered Nurse
- Associate Degree, or Bachelors Degree
- No Travel Required
- No experience Required Years of Experience
Benefits
Las Palmas Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Las Palmas Medical Center is a 300+ bed full-service hospital in El Paso. It is home to the region’s only kidney transplant center . The facility offers a range of services including emergency care with a Level III trauma center , cardiac care, women’s services, pediatric care and NICU, cancer care, and more. Las Palmas Medical Center is part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. We are a leading healthcare provider for El Paso and the surrounding region that is part of HCA Healthcare.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our Registered Nurse Wound Care PRN opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
What's around it?
El Paso, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 10% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,073/mo
- Household income
- $59,745/yr, all local households, not nurse pay