Wound Care Nurse

Description:

LPN/RN

Woodstock/Canton/Cartersville

Traveling position.

Part-time (28 hours/week)

Job Summary:

We are seeking dedicated and compassionate Wound Care Nurses (LPN or RN) to join our growing healthcare team. This is a high-impact role focused on providing expert wound care in a home health setting. The ideal candidates will have prior wound care experience, strong clinical judgment, and a passion for patient-centered care.

As a Wound Care Nurse, you will assess, plan, and implement care for patients with complex wounds, ensuring the highest standards of treatment and compassionate service. You will play a critical role in patient education and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support healing and improve quality of life.

Company Summary:

Ascend Medical is a rapidly expanding healthcare organization on a mission to elevate body, mind and soul. Though an innovative blend of virtual, in-clinic, in-home and senior living spaces, we provide accessible, relationship-based primary and behavioral healthcare across all life stages.

Our values:

• Patients before Profits

• Empathy before Expedience

• Progress before Stagnation

• Team before Individual

• Safety before Everything

At Ascend Medical, you'll be part of a team of caring and innovative professionals who are forging a new path in healthcare - one that is patient-centered, affordable, and highly convenient. Ascend boasts the highest patient satisfaction scores in the industry (net promoter score consistently above 95) and we excel in delighting patients.

What We Offer:

• Flexible schedule and work/life balance
• 401k w/ Match
• Generous PTO, paid parental leave, company holidays
• Inclusive, supportive, thriving culture. We want you to love working here!

• Conduct thorough assessments of wounds and patients' overall health status.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Perform wound care treatments including dressing changes and application of topical agents.
• Monitor healing progress, watching for infection or complications.
• Educate patients and families on wound care, prevention, and self-management.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to coordinate care and optimize outcomes.
• Accurately document assessments, treatments, and patient progress.
• Provide care for all home health patients within scope of practice.
• Stay current with best practices and advancements in wound care.

Requirements:

• Active nursing license (LPN or RN) in the state of practice.
• Wound care experience required (home health experience strongly preferred).
• Strong understanding of wound healing principles and infection prevention.
• Familiarity with DME (Durable Medical Equipment) related to wound care.
• Ability to travel between patient homes (reliable transportation required).
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Compassion, flexibility, and a commitment to high-quality patient care.
• Additional experience with pediatric patients, tube feeding, or medical-surgical nursing is a plus.
• Must be willing to drive through a designated territory as well as have wound care experience.

Join Us at Ascend Medical

Ascend Medical is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a team as diverse as the patients we serve. We value curiosity, kindness, and the courage to think differently. If you're ready to bring your heart and clinical skill to a role that makes a daily difference-we'd love to meet you.

Compensation details: 45-60 Hourly Wage

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