Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
Position: Wound Care Nurse (RN)
Location: 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 7:30AM-4:00PM
Compensation: $46.00/Hour - $61.93/Hour
Our inpatient rehabilitation hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.
We support your career growth and personal well-being:
Start Strong: Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our settingAdvance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit programYour Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offeringsRecharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balanceInvest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protectionYour Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide, committed to providing exceptional 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 QualificationsMinimum Requirements
Valid State RN License requiredBLS required at hirePrevious hospital nursing experience requiredExcellent presentation skills and organizational skills requiredPreferred Qualifications
BSN or enrollment in BSN program preferredWCC, CWCN, CWOCN, or CWS preferred Additional DataPost offer employment testing (POETs) are completed as part of the onboarding process, to be completed before an employee's first day of work.
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans