A Travel Nurse RN specializing in Wound Care provides expert nursing care to patients with wound management needs, collaborating with physicians and healthcare teams to coordinate treatment plans from consultation to discharge. Responsibilities include patient assessments, assisting with diagnostic procedures, educating patients and families, and leading quality improvement efforts related to wound care. The role requires a registered nurse license, wound care certification preferred, and involves working 40-hour weeks on day shifts during a 13-week travel assignment in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Rang Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Wound Care for a travel nursing job in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Job Description & RequirementsJob Summary
Job Title- RN- Wound Care
Location-Cambridge, MA 02138
Shift-Day Shift(8) - 8:00 start
Essential Duties & Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
- Collaborates with physicians and other health care providers to coordinate the care for patients from referral/consultation to discharge /follow up. Assists with pre-authorization process.
-Serves as contact and facilitator to receive consults and patient information. Coordinates and ensures all patient scheduling including but not limited to consultation, diagnostic and treatment procedures.
-Gathers information for history and physical. Performs and documents evaluations and assessments of patient. Assists in ordering labs, x-rays, and diagnostic procedures.
-Works in collaboration with surgeons and physicians in educating the patients and their families in medical care. Assists in development of patient/family educational materials. Participates in patient rounds and case conferences.
-Updates clinical knowledge and skills through consultation, formal and informal education, and review of literature for self and clinical team. Provides leadership for process improvement related to the care of these patients.
-Liaison and clinical expert to Department of Quality & Safety for skin and wound related serious reportable events. Leads NDNQI quarterly pressure injury prevalence survey efforts for the hospital.
-Maintains annual mandatory education requirements.
-Demonstrates a commitment to patients, colleagues and Mount Auburn Hospital. Individual nursing practice reflects the goals of the Hospital.
-Demonstrates professional responsibility. Participates in educational opportunities for professional growth, personal well-being and as required for license renewal.
Flu vaccine required for new staff starting 9/2. Current staff will need to be vaccinated by 12/1. (declinations not accepted).
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About Rang HealthcareFounded in 2005, Rang Healthcare (a division of Rang Technologies Inc) has been staffing clients for over 17 years for administrative, nursing and IT/Systems. Rang Healthcare offers extensive recruiting experience in a cost-effective manner. We help institutions successfully reduce complexity, boost productivity, and enhance patient outcomes.
We provide the specialized talent and expertise you require, whether it’s for a direct hire, contract-to-hire, or contract position. It is now even more vital to collaborate with a firm that has the knowledge and expertise to provide the best in class and most qualified personnel. You can count on the Rang Healthcare for talent acquisition.
We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, citizenship, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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