Wound Care Nurse (RN) - PRN
Select Specialty Hospital - Erie
Erie, Pennsylvania
Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. This one is per diem, so you pick up the shifts you want. Select Specialty Hospital - Erie is a specialty hospital.
Posted Oct 2
- Unit and setting
- Wound-Care · Ltach chronic, critically ill post-ICU patients
- License
- RN license Valid State RN License.State RN License
- Term
- Per DiemPRN/Per Diem
Do you qualify?
- License
- State RN License Valid State RN License.
- Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
- Education
- Associate's degree in Nursing AD (Associate's degree in Nursing) required.
- Experience
- 1 year of related experience One (1) year of related experience required.
Preferred
- Education
- BSN BSN preferred.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Pays above most Pennsylvania PRN rolesPennsylvania PRN postings that state pay run $29/hr to $53/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $45/hr, across 95 postings.
- Eligibility
- 401k eligibilityreaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year
Benefits
- Benefits401kPart time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year.
- Opportunities for advancement
- 401k/Retirement
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- preserve skin integrity by implementing and monitoring preservation strategies Preserving the integrity of the skin by implementing and monitoring skin preservation strategies.
- Day to day
- ensure wound and skin care protocols are approved by medical staff Ensuring all wound and skin care protocols are approved by the medical staff.
- Day to day
- organize weekly multidisciplinary wound and skin rounds Organizing multidisciplinary wound and skin rounds on a weekly basis for high risk patients and patients with current pressure ulcers and other significant wounds.
- Day to day
- provide hands-on wound care for difficult and non-healing wounds Providing hands-on wound care for all difficult and non-healing wounds.
- Day to day
- serve as resource to hospital staff on wound and skin care Serving as a resource to all hospital staff on all issues related to wound and skin care.
- Day to day
- ensure regulatory requirements are met Ensuring all regulatory requirements are met
- Details
- extensive orientation program Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
The workplace
This is an inpatient post-ICU program for chronic, critically ill patients who need extended healing and recovery, so your caseload turns over slowly and you see the long arc of a recovery. Erie sits on Lake Erie with Presque Isle…
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?
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- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
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Overview
Position: Wound Care Nurse Registered Nurse (RN) Location: Erie, PA
Schedule
PRN/Per Diem
Compensation
$ 47 per hour
Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Wound Care Nurses (RNs) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.
Why Join Us
- Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
- Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities
- Foster Well-being: We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. Part time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year.
- Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
Responsibilities
- Preserving the integrity of the skin by implementing and monitoring skin preservation strategies.
- Ensuring all wound and skin care protocols are approved by the medical staff.
- Organizing multidisciplinary wound and skin rounds on a weekly basis for high risk patients and patients with current pressure ulcers and other significant wounds.
- Providing hands-on wound care for all difficult and non-healing wounds.
- Serving as a resource to all hospital staff on all issues related to wound and skin care.
- Ensuring all regulatory requirements are met
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications
- AD (Associate's degree in Nursing) required.
- One (1) year of related experience required.
- Valid State RN License.
- Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
- Must complete wound care training in the first 90 days in the role.
Preferred qualifications
- BSN preferred.
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
What's around it?
Erie, PAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 9% below the US average
- Median rent
- $870/mo
- Household income
- $46,113/yr, all local households, not nurse pay