RN licenseCurrent Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing
Do you qualify?
License
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standingCurrent Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing.
Certification
Basic Life Support (BLS) certificationBasic Life Support (BLS) certification required within time frame required by facility policy.
Education
ADN, diploma, or BSN from an accredited nursing programGraduate of an accredited nursing program (ADN, diploma, or BSN).
Experience
two years of nursing experience in acute care, skilled nursing, outpatient, or home health settingsMinimum of two years of nursing experience in acute care, skilled nursing, outpatient, or home health settings.
Experience
clinical expertise in wound and skin careDemonstrated clinical expertise in wound and skin care.
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communication, assessment, and critical thinking skillsStrong communication, assessment, and critical thinking skills.
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knowledge of evidence-based practices in wound healingKnowledge of evidence-based practices in wound healing.
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ability to educate and mentor staff on wound care protocolsAbility to educate and mentor staff on wound care protocols.
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proficient in EMR systems and documentationProficient in EMR systems and documentation.
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capable of lifting 50 lbs and performing physical tasks in patient careCapable of lifting 50 lbs and performing physical tasks required in patient care.
Preferred
Certification
Wound care certificationWound care certification preferred or willingness to obtain per facility policy.
Experience
wound care experienceExperience in wound care preferred.
comprehensive wound assessments and collaboration on treatment plansProvides comprehensive wound assessments and collaborates with providers on treatment plans.
Day to day
negative pressure therapy, dressing changes, and offloading techniquesImplements and monitors wound care interventions including negative pressure therapy, dressing changes, and offloading techniques.
Day to day
care coordination, discharge planning, and follow-up referrals for complex woundsCoordinates care for patients with complex wounds and ensures continuity through discharge planning and follow-up referrals.
Day to day
education for patients, families, and staff on wound care and preventionEducates patients, families, and staff regarding wound care techniques and prevention strategies.
Day to day
identifying skin breakdown risk and overseeing prevention protocolsIdentifies patients at risk for skin breakdown and oversees implementation of prevention protocols.
Day to day
clinical resource and advisor for skin integrity, wound management, and product utilizationServes as a clinical resource and advisor for skin integrity, wound management, and product utilization.
Day to day
performance improvement initiatives and wound care outcomes monitoringParticipates in performance improvement initiatives and monitors outcomes related to wound care.
Day to day
documentation per regulatory and organizational standardsMaintains documentation according to regulatory and organizational standards.
Day to day
interdisciplinary collaboration for integrated careCollaborates with interdisciplinary team members to ensure integrated care.
Day to day
input on wound care supplies and equipmentProvides input on wound care supplies and equipment.
Unit size
16 Special Care Unit beds
Details
123-bed long-term acute care hospital
Details
4 negative pressure rooms
Details
access to complete medical records including clinical and demographic dataProtected Health Information: Access to complete medical records including clinical and demographic data.
Kindred Hospital Louisville is a 123-bed long-term acute care hospital offering the same in-depth care you would receive in a traditional hospital, but for an extended recovery period; including 16 Special Care Unit beds and 4 negative pressure rooms. We partner with your physician and offer 24-hour clinical care 7 days a week so you can start your journey to wellness anytime. To the benefit of our patients, families and visitors, we are located in the Original Highlands neighborhood, a short drive away from downtown, Cherokee Park and a number of boutique shops and restaurants.
Job Summary
The Wound Care Nurse is responsible for providing specialized nursing care to patients with wounds, ostomies, or skin integrity concerns. This role includes assessment, development of care plans, implementation of treatments, patient and staff education, and documentation in accordance with clinical standards and facility policy. The nurse acts as a resource and consultant to clinical teams regarding complex wound care management and best practices.
Essential Functions
Provides comprehensive wound assessments and collaborates with providers on treatment plans.
Implements and monitors wound care interventions including negative pressure therapy, dressing changes, and offloading techniques.
Coordinates care for patients with complex wounds and ensures continuity through discharge planning and follow-up referrals.
Educates patients, families, and staff regarding wound care techniques and prevention strategies.
Identifies patients at risk for skin breakdown and oversees implementation of prevention protocols.
Serves as a clinical resource and advisor for skin integrity, wound management, and product utilization.
Participates in performance improvement initiatives and monitors outcomes related to wound care.
Maintains documentation according to regulatory and organizational standards.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to ensure integrated care.
Provides input on wound care supplies and equipment.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations
Demonstrated clinical expertise in wound and skin care.
Strong communication, assessment, and critical thinking skills.
Knowledge of evidence-based practices in wound healing.
Ability to educate and mentor staff on wound care protocols.
Proficient in EMR systems and documentation.
Capable of lifting 50 lbs and performing physical tasks required in patient care.
Neighborhoods+Young professionals cluster in The Highlands along Bardstown Road (nightlife and eclectic shops, median home about $196,050, rent about $997, median age 34.4), Clifton on Frankfort Avenue (trendy shotgun houses and antiques, median home about $178,875), Crescent Hill (Frankfort Avenue restaurants, historic homes, median home about $309,843, safer than 81% of the city), Germantown (arts scene, homes about $208,367), and Cherokee Triangle (safest of that set at 82% safer than the city, premium median home about $421,760, walkable to shops and Cherokee Park). Locals also call Middletown and Jeffersontown nice; other named fits are Old Louisville for Victorian mansions, downtown/CBD for riverfront lofts, Saint Matthews for shopping and apartments, and more affordable Portland, Shawnee, Okolona, and Pleasure Ridge Park. East-side suburbs cost more and have newer houses; west and south trade price for older homes or larger lots. Only downtown, Old Louisville, and the Bardstown Road and Frankfort Avenue corridors are truly walkable.
Young professionals cluster in The Highlands along Bardstown Road (nightlife and eclectic shops, median home about $196,050, rent about $997, median age 34.4), Clifton on Frankfort Avenue (trendy shotgun houses and antiques, median home about $178,875), Crescent Hill (Frankfort Avenue restaurants, historic homes, median home about $309,843, safer than 81% of the city), Germantown (arts scene, homes about $208,367), and Cherokee Triangle (safest of that set at 82% safer than the city, premium median home about $421,760, walkable to shops and Cherokee Park). Locals also call Middletown and Jeffersontown nice; other named fits are Old Louisville for Victorian mansions, downtown/CBD for riverfront lofts, Saint Matthews for shopping and apartments, and more affordable Portland, Shawnee, Okolona, and Pleasure Ridge Park.
East-side suburbs cost more and have newer houses; west and south trade price for older homes or larger lots. Only downtown, Old Louisville, and the Bardstown Road and Frankfort Avenue corridors are truly walkable.
Getting around+Louisville is a car city: TARC (Transit Authority of River City) buses are the only public transit and they converge downtown, and relocators are warned you will need a car. Average commute time is about 22 minutes. Truly walkable daily life is limited to downtown, Old Louisville, and the Bardstown Road and Frankfort Avenue corridors; downtown parking is the catch. The metro is spread out, so east-side choices like Saint Matthews and Jeffersontown mean driving in exchange for shopping and newer housing. These sources do not name hospital-specific routes.
Louisville is a car city: TARC (Transit Authority of River City) buses are the only public transit and they converge downtown, and relocators are warned you will need a car. Average commute time is about 22 minutes.
Truly walkable daily life is limited to downtown, Old Louisville, and the Bardstown Road and Frankfort Avenue corridors; downtown parking is the catch. The metro is spread out, so east-side choices like Saint Matthews and Jeffersontown mean driving in exchange for shopping and newer housing.
These sources do not name hospital-specific routes.
Outdoors+Cherokee Park, a 389-acre Frederick Law Olmsted landscape, is the Highlands and Cherokee Triangle backyard, with Hogan's Fountain Pavilion and Baringer Hill for walking and biking; other Olmsted parks include Seneca, Shawnee, and Central. Downtown, Waterfront Park lines the Ohio River and the Big Four Bridge is a pedestrian crossing; kayaking the Ohio shows up in visitor material. Bernheim Forest is a frequently recommended day trip, and Shawnee pairs early-1900s houses with a grand park and the river. Golf, hiking, biking, and four-season outdoor recreation are core to how the city is sold.
Cherokee Park, a 389-acre Frederick Law Olmsted landscape, is the Highlands and Cherokee Triangle backyard, with Hogan's Fountain Pavilion and Baringer Hill for walking and biking; other Olmsted parks include Seneca, Shawnee, and Central. Downtown, Waterfront Park lines the Ohio River and the Big Four Bridge is a pedestrian crossing; kayaking the Ohio shows up in visitor material.
Bernheim Forest is a frequently recommended day trip, and Shawnee pairs early-1900s houses with a grand park and the river. Golf, hiking, biking, and four-season outdoor recreation are core to how the city is sold.
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 Louisville
Louisville is Derby City on the Ohio, where Southern food and bourbon meet Midwest prices, and a nurse's paycheck still buys a neighborhood with a name. Young professionals actually live in The Highlands on Bardstown Road, Clifton and Crescent Hill along Frankfort Avenue, Germantown, and pricier, safer Cherokee Triangle beside 389-acre Cherokee Park; east-side Jeffersontown and Saint Matthews trade walkability for yards and malls. Downtown gives you Waterfront Park, the Big Four Bridge, the Slugger Museum, and the Yum! Center, but parking is tight and TARC is the only transit—plan on a car in a spread-out city with a 22-minute average commute. Housing is the draw: citywide three-bedrooms list around $275,000 as of mid-2026, with Clifton and the Highlands often under $200,000, while Cherokee Triangle and river lofts climb past $400,000. The tradeoffs are not subtle. Summers are wet and punishing, allergens and air quality bother many, crime runs high, and public schools are uneven. If you want four seasons, Olmsted parks, Churchill Downs, and a relaxed cost of living without coastal rents, pick your corridor carefully and budget for driving.
