Registered Nurse (RN) - Howard Wound Care Center

Join CommunityCommunity Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, community is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered - and we couldn't do it without you.Make a DifferenceThe Registered Nurse will be responsible for demonstrating performance consistent with professional standards of practice, care, performance, the Nurse Practice Act, and the mission and goals of the Community Health Network. The RN manages patient care in the healthcare continuum to achieve optimum outcomes in a safe and cost-effective manner and demonstrates skills in collaboration, delegation, negotiation, and management of resources.The Registered Nurse will care for patients with wounds that are greater than 30 days old and are not healing properly. You will act as a direct care professional with regard to wound care patients and will perform intakes (initial assessments, charting) and discharges (instructions, dressings) as well as function in a case management role. The Wound Care clinic is located at Community Howard Regional Health in Kokomo.Your exceptional skills and qualificationsDemonstration of performance consistent with professional standards of practice, care, the Nurse Practice Act and the mission and goals of Community Health NetworkDemonstration of skills in collaboration, delegation, negotiation and management of resourcesGraduate of National League for Nursing (NLN), Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), or National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) accredited school of nursing, or three years of related professional nursing experience.Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) with a valid license to practice in the state of Indiana as listed in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)Minimum of 1-year acute, applicable RN experience is highly preferred