RN Wound Care Nurse

RN, Wound Care Nurse  in Beautiful St Charles

Position:  Wound Care Nurse, RN (Registered Nurse) / LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse)

Do you have a passion for wound care and healing patients? Do you enjoy working in a family - oriented atmosphere? Come join our family -oriented team as the RN/LPN Wound Care Nurse at NHC HealthCare St Charles! NHC fosters an environment of teamwork and provides opportunities to use your comprehensive Nursing Tools.

The qualified nurse for this position will assess and evaluate patients with wounds and injuries, and ensure optimum patient care delivery in wound care nursing procedures.  The wound care nurse will provide preventative care to ensure infection does not set in and that other complications do not arise.  Education  and coordinating care with other health professionals is another important aspect of this position.  

Position Highlights:

• Primarily responsible for overseeing the Wound Care Measures
• Communicate changes in patients’ conditions to physicians, supervisors, family members, dieticians, and other partners as appropriate.
• Be a go-to-person for partner support
• Ability to educate partners by conducting in-services and one on one learning
• Ability to investigate, track and trend identified areas of opportunities
• Provide partner support and coaching
• Passion for wound care and healing patients
• On call rotation with other nurse managers

Job Type:  Full Time

Why NHC?
We offer a culture of recognition, empowerment, and fun. At NHC, we are all partners (employees) in a family – oriented work atmosphere where growth and opportunities are promoted. We provide competitive compensation with performance wage rate increases.

Caring in a better way day by day. CARE is our business! We put our heart into everything we do. We value teamwork, compassion, and provide you with a person - centered experience. We take pride at NHC St Charles as being a family. We care for our family (employees) as much as we do our residents, and always anticipate your needs.  

Experience
-Must have Missouri Registered Nurse (RN) license or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license
-Must have superior communication skills & be an effective leader
-Must be flexible, caring, compassionate, and a team player
-Prior experience in wound care preferred, but not required

Benefits
Earned Time Off
Holiday Incentive Pay
Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance
401k with generous company contributions
Competitive Pay
Uniforms
Tuition Reimbursement
Advancement Opportunities

Work Location:
NHC HealthCare St Charles 35 Sugar Maple Lane
St Charles, MO 63303

If you are interested in working for a leader in senior care and share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, please come in to apply and find out more about us at NHC St. Charles Careers

EOE