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Sr. Wound Care Specialist Home Health

UPMC

West Mifflin, Pennsylvania

Posted Aug 7

Shift and hours
Days
Unit and setting
Wound-Care · Home Health
License
RN license
Term
Permanent

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License
Driver's License

What it pays

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Pays above most Pennsylvania staff rolesPennsylvania staff postings that state pay run $25/hr to $54/hr, the middle half $32/hr to $46/hr, across 776 postings.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Medical
  • Retirement
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Discounted RN-to-BSN programs

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  • What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, and rotation?
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  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Home Health is a specialty you move into. Agencies want acute time first, then train the home-specific work.

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Sr. Wound Care Specialist (RN) – Home Health

Pittsburgh & Surrounding Communities | Part-Time |

Looking for a nursing role that gives you time, trust, and true patient connection?

UPMC Home Health is hiring Part-Time Registered Nurses (RNs) across the greater Pittsburgh region.

This role offers the opportunity to provide one-on-one care in patients’ homes, build meaningful relationships, and enjoy a more sustainable pace of nursing; all with the stability, benefits, and growth opportunities of UPMC.

Assignments are based on patient need and proximity to your home, with opportunities available across multiple Pittsburgh-area communities.

Why Nurses Choose UPMC Home Health

One patient at a time – No call lights, no constant interruptions

Autonomy with support – You’re trusted to practice independently, backed by a full interdisciplinary team

  • Sign-on bonuses available: For both new graduates and experienced RNs
  • Career ladder for advancement: Grow clinically without leaving patient care
  • Mileage reimbursed at the federal rate
  • Comprehensive UPMC

benefits

Medical, retirement, tuition reimbursement, discounted RN-to-BSN programs

What You’ll Do

Deliver skilled nursing care to patients in their homes throughout assigned Pittsburgh-area communities Develop and manage plans of care in collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary partners Provide patient and family education that promotes independence and recovery Complete required documentation (OASIS, visit notes, orders) electronically using a provided laptop Contribute to high-quality, patient-centered outcomes while maintaining regulatory standards

This Role Is a Great Fit If You

  • Want meaningful time with patients and families
  • Are seeking flexibility without sacrificing benefits or support
  • Value autonomy, critical thinking, and relationship-based care
  • Are a new graduate looking for mentorship or an experienced RN looking for balance

BSN required

UPMC approved nursing certification required. Certificate of attendance of a WOCN board certified WOCNEP preferred. Minimum 2 years of nursing experience Annual completion of a VP approved professional contribution selected from one of the corporate nursing goals

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse license or eligible for State Board Licensure. Certification in Wound Care required. Certification in wound and ostomy from the WOCN or other UPMC-approved Wound Care Certification preferred.

CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Special Skills and Abilities Required. Exemplary clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required.

Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physician, non-physician providers. Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment and handle multiple and changing priorities.

Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse license or eligible for State Board Licensure. Certification in Wound Care required. Certificate of attendance of a WOCN board certified WOCNEP or other UPMC-approved Wound Care Certification preferred.

CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Special Skills and Abilities required. Exemplary clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required.

Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physician, non-physician providers. Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment and handle multiple and changing priorities.

  • Automotive Insurance
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Certified Wound Care Nurse
  • Driver's License
  • Registered Nurse (RN)
  • Act 33
  • Act 34

Oapsa

*Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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In West Mifflin, PA

West Mifflin, PA

Living costs about 2% below the US average

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