RN PRN - Wound Care

Description: The Registered Nurse (RN) - Wound Care provides patient care, case management, and consultation to patients regarding prevention and treatment of wounds, skin management, and ostomies. This position collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure safe, effective, and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes. Typical Duties: Delivers nursing care to assigned group of patients to include education directed towards identified knowledge deficits, treatment planning, pain management and discharge planning utilizing the nursing process. Delivers quality nursing care while minimizing the risk of infection, contamination, harm, or injury. Maintains safe and clean working environment ensuring compliance with procedure rules and regulations. Provides and coordinates patient care, educates patients and public about various health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and family members. Resolves patient problems and needs by using multi-disciplinary team strategies. Anticipates deteriorating life sign patterns or equipment malfunctions and takes appropriate action. Serves as a leader by precepting and mentoring RN I, and students. Maintains accurate, detailed reports and records and directs care with regard to age and developmental stage, presenting complaint, and pertinent history. Modifies patient treatment plans as indicated by patients'' responses. Monitors, records and reports symptoms and changes in patients'' conditions. Provides assessment, planning, patient care, and education to patients with regard to wounds, skin management, and ostomies appropriate to age and developmental stage. Establishes and manages hospital protocol for skin care, ostomies, and wound management including the use of wound vacs. Assesses patients for specialty bed needs and acts as liaison for the hospital and specialty bed providers. Provides patient/family education on wound, skin, and ostomy care. Serves as a clinical resource consultant on ostomy, skin care, and wound management Facilitates employee education on issues of ostomy, skin care, and wound management Evaluates products used for ostomy, skin, and wound management care. Implements new patient care products through appropriate committee structures. Maintains statistical data on wound care activities. Performs other job related duties as assigned. Qualifications:Required Education and Experience: Associates or higher degree in Nursing from an accredited school of professional nursing. 2 plus years of experience as a practicing Registered Nurse. Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training: Current licensure by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas or proof of reciprocity of licensure between the State of Texas and another state. Current JPS recognized CPR certification and must be maintained throughout employment. Completion of unit specific competency based orientation program within 90 days. Current JPS recognized Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and must be maintained throughout employment. Preferred Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training: Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse (WOCN) society membership. Certification from an accredited Wound, Ostomy, Continence Therapy Program. Location Address: 1500 S. Main StreetFort Worth, Texas, 76104United States About JPSOur CommunityJPS Health Network has been named best hospital in the United States by Washington Monthly Magazine-simply put, we offer the best care to the people of Tarrant County, TX, and we are here to serve everyone, regardless of social or economic status. Come help us make a difference in our community. At JPS our mission isn''t to chase awards or seek recognition; we are dedicated to providing the best care we can to the people of Tarrant County. We are always looking for dedicated, caring individuals to join our team and contribute not only to our success, but also to the success and health of our community. Who We Are JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported health care system in North Texas. Licensed for 578 beds, the network features over 25 locations across Fort Worth, with John Peter Smith Hospital-home to Tarrant County''s first and only Level 1 Trauma Center, only psychiatric emergency services site, and the largest hospital-based family medicine residency program in the nation-and more than 40 community-based clinics. All told, our network employs more than 7,200 people. Acclaim is our multispecialty medical practice group featuring over 300 providers serving the JPS Health Network. Specialties range from primary care to general surgery and trauma. The Acclaim group formed around a common set of incentives and expectations supporting the operational, financial, and clinical performance outcomes of the network. Our goal is to provide high quality, compassionate clinical care for every patient, every time. Why JPS? We''re more than a hospital. We''re 7,200 of the most dedicated people you could ever meet. Our goal is to make sure the people of our community get the care they need and deserve. As community stewards, we abide by three rules: Own it. Everyone who wears the JPS badge contributes to our journey to excellence. Seek joy. Every day, every shift, we celebrate our patients, smile, and emphasize positivity. Don''t be a jerk. Everyone is treated with courtesy and respect. Smiling, laughter, compassion-key components of our everyday experience at JPS. When working here, you''re surrounded by passion, diversity, and dedication. We look forward to meeting you! For more information, visit To view all job openings, visit or

Created: 2025-11-15