MedCadre is seeking a travel nurse RN Wound Care for a travel nursing job in Bronx, New York.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Wound Care
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Position: RN - Wound Care
Location: Bronx, NY
Job Type: 13 week contract ( Possible Extension )
Shift: Days 5 x 8-Hour (10:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
Expected Hours: 8 hours a Days, 40 hours a week
Note: Locals are accepted at different pay rates.
Job Overview
This position provides and coordinates specialized nursing care for patients with acute and chronic wounds. The RN Wound Care Nurse delivers evidence-based, patient-centered care, utilizing strong clinical knowledge in wound assessment, treatment, and prevention strategies. The role requires maintaining current clinical competencies in wound management, including pressure injury prevention, negative pressure wound therapy, and advanced dressing selection. The RN collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team, educates patients and staff on wound care practices, and ensures compliance with hospital, departmental, and regulatory standards to promote optimal healing outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
:- Treating skin reactions
:- Preventing skin breakdown
:- Treating and managing vascular ulcers, pressure ulcers and diabetic ulcers
:- Initiating preventative measures
:- Providing comprehensive wound management, including reducing causative factors, controlling odor, assessing nutritional needs, and providing and applying topical therapies
:- Educating the patient, the patient’s family, and any other support persons on care techniques
:- Assessing and treating draining wounds and fistulae
:- Designing pouch systems for draining wounds and fistulae
:- Implementing preventative actions to reduce the incidences of pressure ulcers and vascular ulcers
:- Providing instruction on proper wound dressing
Required Qualification
:- Must possess a valid State of New York RN license
:- Minimum 2 years of Wound Care experience required
:- Candidates must hold one of the following certifications:
- Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (CWOCN) – issued by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB)
- Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse (CWON) – issued by the WOCNCB
- Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN) – issued by the WOCNCB
- Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) – issued by the American Board of Wound Management (ABWM)
- Wound Care Certified (WCC) – issued by the National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy (NAWCO)
:- AHA BLS Required
Please submit your resume to mahin.shami@medcadre.com or Call/text (949) 889-3683. Qualified candidates will be contacted promptly for next steps.
About MedCadre
At MedCadre, headquartered in Irvine, California and serving healthcare organizations nationwide, we connect exceptional clinicians with world-class career opportunities while upholding the highest standards of ethics, fairness, and integrity. As a Joint Commission–accredited and ISO 9001–certified leader in medical staffing, we strictly adhere to healthcare regulations, ensuring trust and peace of mind for both our clinicians and partner facilities.
Guided by our core values; Results, Approachability, Care, and Emergency (RACE), we foster an environment where you can grow professionally, build meaningful relationships, and deliver outstanding patient care. When you join MedCadre, you become part of a broad network dedicated to advancing healthcare, improving lives, and shaping the future of patient outcomes together.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and embrace diversity at every level of our organization
Learn more about us https://www.medcadre.com/
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Health Care FSA
- Vision benefits
- Dental benefits
- Retention bonus
- Medical benefits
- Referral bonus
- Sick pay
- Weekly pay
