**Overview**

**Position:** Wound Care NurseRegistered Nurse (RN)

**Location:** Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh

**Schedule:** PRN/Per Diem, 1-2 shifts per week, potentially more

**Additional Perks:** Free parking

**Select Specialty Hospital** is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery.We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives - and Wound Care Nurses (RNs) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

**Why Join Us:**

+ **Start Strong:** Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

+ **Opportunity for Advancement:** Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities

+ **Foster Well-being:** We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. **Part time/Per Diem** positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year. We also offer our employee assistance program to part time employees.

+ **Your Impact Matters:** Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

**Responsibilities**

+ Preserving the integrity of the skin by implementing and monitoring skin preservation strategies.

+ Ensuring all wound and skin care protocols are approved by the medical staff.

+ Organizing multidisciplinary wound and skin rounds on a weekly basis for high risk patients and patients with current pressure ulcers and other significant wounds.

+ Providing hands-on wound care for all difficult and non-healing wounds.

+ Serving as a resource to all hospital staff on all issues related to wound and skin care.

+ Ensuring all regulatory requirements are met

**Qualifications**

Minimum qualifications

+ AD (Associate's degree in Nursing) required.

+ One (1) year of related experience required.

+ Valid State RN License.

+ Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.

+ Must complete wound care training in the first 90 days in the role.

Preferred qualifications:

+ BSN preferred.

**Additional Data**

_Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans_

**Location : Location** _US-PA-Pittsburgh_

**Job ID** _390874_

**Position Type** _Per Diem_

**Experience (Years)** _1_

**Category** _Registered Nurse_

**Company** _Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh UPMC_