Wound Care Nurse (RN)

Position: Wound Care Nurse,  Registered Nurse (RN)

Location: Chicago, IL

Schedule: Full Time
Compensation: $46.58 - $62.00 per hour (based on experience)

Rush Specialty Hospital, a partnership between Select Medical and RUSH, is a 100-bed facility that combines a critical illness recovery hospital and an acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital.

Our team is committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery as well as exceptional rehabilitation services 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 Registered Nurse (RN) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting
• Invest in Your Future: 100% company-paid scholarship (BSN), tuition reimbursement, and continuing education
• Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder programs and certifications such as PCCN and CCRN
• Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program, Company Paid Parking
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive benefits package including generous PTO and 401(K) with company match
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

• 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

Minimum qualifications

• AD (Associate's degree in Nursing) required.
• One (1) year of related experience required.
• Valid State RN License.
• Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
• Must complete wound care training in the first 90 days in the role.

Preferred qualifications:

• BSN preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans