Howard University Hospital | Washington, DC

    Registered Nurse, Wound Care, Days

    Job Title
    Registered Nurse, Wound Care, Days
    Job ID
    27737796
    Location
    Washington, DC, 20060 
    Other Location
    Description
    RN, Wound Care: Full Time, Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm
    Pay Range: $35.80-$59.89

    With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.
     
    Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a full time Clinical Registered Nurse in Wound Care who will embrace our rich and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference. 

    This full time position requires 8-hour day shifts Monday-Friday, 7:30am- 4:00 pm. No weekends.

    The Registered Nurse:
    • Assesses, plans, intervenes & evaluates patient care at the bedside.  Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients, families and friends.  Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by protecting/keeping information confidential by adhering to HIPAA Privacy policies and procedures.  Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological and spiritual support to patient, friends and families.
    • Documents (electronic) patient care and outcomes.  Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities and continuing needs. 
    • Delegates tasks to non-licensed personnel and assistants.
    • Participates in unit performance improvement programs through ongoing design, assessment and measurement and performance improvement activities.  Participates in other nursing and unit-based committees such as education, engagement and practice.
    • Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures and controlled substance regulations. 
    • Serves in the role of charge nurse with approval by the nurse manager.

    Qualified candidates will possess:

    • Nursing degree from accredited nursing school
    • Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
    • 2+ years of clinical experience in nursing upon hire or after completion of HUH’s Professional Nurses Clinical Advancement Program (PNCAP) and 18 months of employment at HUH.
    • Current District of Columbia RN license
    • Current Basic Life Support Certification through AHA
    • Wound Care Nurse certification
    At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you.  We do this by offering:
    • Work-life balance
    • Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
    • Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)

    COVID-19 Vaccination: 

    Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment.  External Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location. 

     

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    Required Skills

    - Nursing degree from accredited nursing school
    - Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
    - 2+ years of clinical experience in nursing upon hire or after completion of HUH’s Professional Nurses Clinical Advancement Program (PNCAP) and 18 months of employment at HUH.
    - Current District of Columbia RN license
    - Current Basic Life Support through AHA
    - Wound Care Nurse certification

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