Provides care for a specific patient population with various types of chronic wounds and their advanced wound care treatments.
Posted Sep 21 · 2 years of experience
Shift and hours
Days Work Shift Day (United States of America)
Unit and setting
Surgery Wound Care Provides care for a specific patient population with various types of chronic wounds and their advanced wound care treatments.chronic wound patients
License
RN license Holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.current RN compact/multistate license or state RN license
Term
Permanent Registered Nurse (RN) - Ambulatory, Surgery Wound Care, FT, DaysFull-time
Do you qualify?
License
current RN compact/multistate license or state RN licenseHolds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.Check your license
Education
Associate degree in NursingEducation - Associate degree in Nursing.
Experience
two years of nursing experienceExperience - Two (2) years nursing experience.
Experience
skin and wound care experienceExperience in skin and wound care.
Preferred
Certification
Certification in Wound and OstomyCertification in Wound and Ostomy preferred
Education
Bachelor's degree in NursingBachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
assessment and reassessment of physical and educational needs
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communicate patient needs to wound care teamCommunicates patient needs to appropriate members of the wound care team.
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provide discharge teachingProvides discharge teaching as required.
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assist with referrals for studies, labs, procedures, and physiciansAssists with referrals for studies, labs, procedures, and other physicians.
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formulate, implement, and evaluate individualized care plansUnder the guidance of a physician and/or Certified Wound Care Clinician, formulates, implements and evaluates an individualized plan of care based on patient needs.
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coordinate care using advanced wound care modalities
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patient and caregiver education on advanced wound care modalitiesAssists with education of patients and their caregivers on current evidence based advanced wound care modalities and practices.
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promote healthy practices in the community through educationAssists with promoting knowledge of healthy practices in area of expertise throughout the community through education.
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identify resource management issues and cost-effective alternatives, facilitate dischargeIdentifies actual/potential issues of resource management/patient care; works with wound care team to identify cost-effective alternatives; facilitates discharge.
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documentation in EMR including products and facility chargesKeeps documentation via EMR current including accurate documentation of products and facility charges.
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maintain safe, comfortable, clean, and therapeutic environmentMaintains safe, comfortable, clean and therapeutic environment for patients and families per established departmental polices.
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hyperbaric oxygen therapy duties as neededMay perform hyperbaric oxygen therapy related duties, as needed, after completing the required hyperbaric training.
Charting
EMR
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Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
Provides care for a specific patient population with various types of chronic wounds and their advanced wound care treatments. Serves as a resource for other health care professionals, patients, families and the community.
Essential Functions
All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
Under the guidance of a physician and/or a Certified Wound Care Clinician, is able to perform assessment/ reassessment of the physical and educational needs of patients with any chronic wound needing advanced wound care techniques. Communicates patient needs to appropriate members of the wound care team. Provides discharge teaching as required. Assists with referrals for studies, labs, procedures, and other physicians.
Under the guidance of a physician and/or Certified Wound Care Clinician, formulates, implements and evaluates an individualized plan of care based on patient needs. Through consultation and collaboration with the members of the wound care team, coordinates care in an efficient, cost-effective manner using knowledge and understanding of current advanced wound care modalities and practices.
Assists with education of patients and their caregivers on current evidence based advanced wound care modalities and practices. Assists with promoting knowledge of healthy practices in area of expertise throughout the community through education.
Identifies actual/potential issues of resource management/patient care; works with wound care team to identify cost-effective alternatives; facilitates discharge.
Keeps documentation via EMR current including accurate documentation of products and facility charges.
Maintains safe, comfortable, clean and therapeutic environment for patients and families per established departmental polices.
May perform hyperbaric oxygen therapy related duties, as needed, after completing the required hyperbaric training.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.
Minimum Requirements
Education - Associate degree in Nursing. Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
Experience - Two (2) years nursing experience. Experience in skin and wound care. Wound Vac experience preferred
In Lieu Of
NA
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
Holds a current RN compact/multistate license recognized by the NCSBN Compact State or is licensed to practice as an RN in the state the team member is working.
Certification in Wound and Ostomy preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
NA
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Location
1333 Taylor St Baptist
Facility
Baptist Hospital
Department
Surgery Wound Care
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Forest Acres is Niche’s 2026 #1 Columbia-area suburb (A+ overall, population 10,530): lively, with stores and restaurants, used by singles, professionals, and families (median home $186,900). Lexington (#2, A+ public schools, population 24,585, median $174,900) and Irmo (#3, lakeside and budget-friendlier at $123,600, peaceful neighbors) plus Chapin are the Lake Murray family defaults; Seven Oaks ($136,100) is another green, school-oriented option.
Reddit locals point to the Avenues in Cayce/West Columbia for commute ease and nicer streets. In-town, Shandon, Heathwood, and Elmwood Park are tree-lined bungalows and Victorians near Five Points; Blythewood (~20 minutes north, median $265,100) is large-lot bungalows, contemporaries, and ranches for people willing to drive.
Getting around+Columbia is car-dependent (Walk Score 35, Bike Score 35, Transit Score 0); the COMET bus runs but coverage is sparse, so owning a car is treated as necessary. Reddit locals flag the Avenues in Cayce and West Columbia as the best bet for an easier drive plus decent neighborhoods. Blythewood is about 20 minutes north of the city; Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is about 20 minutes from downtown. Healthcare is a major local employer (Prisma Health among others), but sources describe daily life as driving, parking, and mixed development—not hospital-adjacent transit.
Columbia is car-dependent (Walk Score 35, Bike Score 35, Transit Score 0); the COMET bus runs but coverage is sparse, so owning a car is treated as necessary. Reddit locals flag the Avenues in Cayce and West Columbia as the best bet for an easier drive plus decent neighborhoods.
Blythewood is about 20 minutes north of the city; Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) is about 20 minutes from downtown. Healthcare is a major local employer (Prisma Health among others), but sources describe daily life as driving, parking, and mixed development—not hospital-adjacent transit.
Outdoors+Congaree National Park, 20–30 minutes southeast, is old-growth bottomland forest with boardwalk hikes, canoeing/kayaking, and birding (check flood conditions). In town, the Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park Trail (flat, 3–7 mile options), Riverfront Park, and the Gervais Street Bridge cover daily walks and skyline views; Riverbanks Zoo & Garden and Sesquicentennial State Park (trails, lake, cabins) are the family defaults. Lake Murray shapes weekends out of Irmo, Lexington, and Chapin. Blythewood adds Doko Meadows Park’s 2,500-seat amphitheater, Blythewood Park, and Cobblestone Park Golf Club (golf, pool, pickleball).
Congaree National Park, 20–30 minutes southeast, is old-growth bottomland forest with boardwalk hikes, canoeing/kayaking, and birding (check flood conditions). In town, the Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park Trail (flat, 3–7 mile options), Riverfront Park, and the Gervais Street Bridge cover daily walks and skyline views; Riverbanks Zoo & Garden and Sesquicentennial State Park (trails, lake, cabins) are the family defaults.
Lake Murray shapes weekends out of Irmo, Lexington, and Chapin. Blythewood adds Doko Meadows Park’s 2,500-seat amphitheater, Blythewood Park, and Cobblestone Park Golf Club (golf, pool, pickleball).
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Columbia
Columbia is a car-dependent capital where healthcare, state government, USC, and Fort Jackson anchor the job market, and housing still undercuts most coastal South Carolina cities. Nurses typically land in Forest Acres (lively shops and restaurants, Niche’s 2026 #1 suburb), Lexington or Irmo for Lake Murray and A+ schools, the Avenues in Cayce/West Columbia for a shorter drive, or Blythewood twenty minutes north for large lots and Blythewood High. Downtown’s Vista on Gervais Street, Five Points, and Shandon bungalows offer walkable food and Gamecocks energy; Soda City Market takes over Main Street on Saturdays. Outdoors run from the Columbia Canal trail and Riverbanks Zoo to Congaree National Park’s old-growth boardwalk and lake weekends. Expect high-90s humid summers, sparse COMET bus service (Walk Score 35), vehicle personal-property taxes, and city crime cited well above the national average—reasons most families skip the urban core for Lexington, Chapin, or Blythewood even when they work in town.
