Travel Nurse RN - Wound Care

Job DescriptionGQR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Wound Care for a travel nursing job in Newport Beach, California.Job Description & RequirementsSpecialty: Wound CareDiscipline: RNDuration: 11 weeks40 hours per weekShift: 8 hours, daysEmployment Type: TravelWOUND OSTOMY NURSE (RN)Position Details:Start Date: ASAPEnd Date: 13 weeks after startLocation: Newport Beach, CAShift: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PMResponsibilities Include:Functions as the clinical resource for patients and staff for ostomy, Continence Disorders, Acute and Chronic Wound and Skin breakdown and Fistulae. Provides direct wound and ostomy care in the inpatient and outpatient setting. Provides patient/family teaching and instruction of wound and ostomy management both pre and post operatively. Assists the healthcare team in the evaluation of skin and wound products and equipment along with providing educational programs, in-services and bedside teaching for the nursing staff. Stays up-to-date with skin care practices and shares advances in wound and skin care assessments, evaluations, treatments and prevention measures.Assesses all patients with a pressure injury staged at a 3 or above and sees all patients that have developed a hospital acquired pressure inury (HAPI) and meets appropriate reporting requirements. Assesses overall hospital needs and practices to eliminate HAPIs.Required Skills, Experience, Education & Certifications:Education and Experience· Bachelor's of Nursing (BSN) required.· A minimum of four years of clinical experience required.· Two years of experience in Wound and Ostomy preferred.License Required· Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of California - Current and in good standing.Certifications Required· Wound and Ostomy CertificationAbout GQR HealthcareGQR's Healthcare team specializes in connecting experts within the industry to highly skilled healthcare professionals across the US market.In the competitive healthcare market, we recognize that the industry's common goals of improved quality of care and patient outcomes are wholly reliant upon the professionals directly supporting these initiatives. Leveraging our extensive candidate network, we deliver continuity of care for the communities our partners serve to ensure the patient experience is of the highest quality.Through deep market specialization and a unique approach to talent acquisition, GQR Healthcare provides an unparalleled and personalized experience across all medical specialties in nursing and within diverse healthcare platforms across the industry.