RN Wound Care - WOCN Education - Kings Hwy

RN Wound Care – WOCN Education – Kings Hwy

Join Ochsner LSU Health as an RN Wound Care – WOCN Education professional. The role focuses on assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and reassessing wound care for patients with ostomy needs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Provide nursing care of skin and wound conditions, including assessment and management of patients with altered skin integrity, pressure ulcers, vascular ulcers, incontinence, surgical procedures, and trauma.
• Apply scientific principles, nursing theories, and evidence‑based practice to deliver preventive and therapeutic wound/ostomy care.
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams to develop comprehensive care plans addressing nutritional, psychosocial, and wound needs.
• Educate patients, families, and staff on wound and ostomy prevention and care.
• Delegate wound/ostomy care interventions to qualified personnel while adhering to scope of practice and state policies.
• Use evidence‑based knowledge and research findings to guide practice and develop strategies to achieve desired outcomes.
• Lead communication and collaboration among interprofessional teams to deliver patient‑centered care.
• Evaluate and recommend revisions to policies, procedures, and protocols related to acute and chronic wound care.
• Adapt communication style to individual patient needs and maintain patient privacy.
• Perform additional related duties as assigned.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• 1 year of nursing experience; 2 years of wound care experience preferred.
• Current RN license in the state of practice.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider status (within 30 days of hire).
• WACN, WCC, or CWS certification, or other approved wound‑care related certification (e.g., WOCNCB) within the last 3 years is preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Wound Treatment Associate (WTA) Course Completion.
• WOCN Society accredited educational program or other wound‑care certification.

• Leadership skills.
• Knowledge of wound care concepts and use of special modalities.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, planning, and problem‑solving skills.
• Proficiency in computers, software, web applications, and electronic health records.
• Effective verbal and written communication; ability to present information clearly.
• Excellent judgment, analytical, organizational, decision‑making, and time‑management skills.
• Ability to formulate practical solutions and manage priorities involving multiple constituencies.
• Positive interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse populations.
• Sound knowledge of nursing practice.
• Self‑directed, good judgment in handling difficult situations.

• Medium work – may require lifting 20–50 lb occasionally, 10–25 lb frequently, or up to 10 lb constantly.
• Exposure to blood, body fluids, and communicable diseases.
• Potential exposure to hazardous medications or waste.

Ochsner is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.