Travel Wound Care Registered Nurse - $2,307 per week
Wilmington, NC, 28412, USA
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- travel nurse
- wound care nurse
- registered nurse
This is a travel nursing position for a Registered Nurse specializing in wound care, requiring at least five years of experience and specific skills in wound and ostomy management. The role involves 40 hours per week over 13 weeks in a hospital setting, focusing on patient care related to complex wounds and skin integrity using various assessment and treatment techniques. Certifications such as BLS and Wound Care Certification are mandatory, with additional preferred certifications enhancing eligibility.
Alto Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN Wound Care for a travel nursing job in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: Wound Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 02/02/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
### RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a Cancel and DNR ###
REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Minimum Years of Experience: 5 years of Experience REQUIRED for this Role
Traveler Experience: Unit WILL ACCEPT 1st Time Travelers
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
***Work Setting Skills REQUIRED: Hospital & Pediatrics
***Colostomy/Ileostomy Skills REQUIRED: Colostomy care and management, Continence skin care management, Double barrel stoma, End stoma, Ileostomy care and management, Loop with Rod stoma, Mucous fistula & Ostomy equipment selection
***Identification/management of risk factors impacting skin integrity Skills REQUIRED: Pressure ulcer, Venous ulcer, Necrotic debris, Melanoma, Cellulitis & Edema
***Symptom management Skills REQUIRED: Alteration in skin and mucous membranes, Altered mental status, Constipation/diarrhea, Depression/Anxiety, Fatigue/lethargy/weakness, Pain Management & Stomatitis
***Ulcer Risk Assessment tools Skills REQUIRED: Braden scale assessment, Prevention Risk Assessment tools Adult & Prevention Risk Assessment tools Pediatrics
***Wound/Ulcer Assessment & Management Skills REQUIRED: Neuropathic ulcer assessment, Neuropathic ulcer management, Peripheral arterial ulcer assessment, Peripheral arterial ulcer management, Peripheral Arterial Disease - Ankle-Brachial index (ABI), Pressure ulcer assessment, Pressure ulcer management, Tunneling, Undermining, Venous status ulcer assessment & Venous status ulcer management
***Pressure ulcer staging Skills REQUIRED: Stages 1 - IV
***Wound Treatments/Dressings Skills REQUIRED: Alginates, Autolytic debriding agents, Enzymatic Debriding Agents, Foams, Hydrocolloids, Mechanical debridement, Sharp debridement, Silver Products, Vacuum Assisted Closure, Wet to damp dressing change, Wound Cultures & Wound Vac Therapy
***Professional Knowledge and Skills REQUIRED: G-tube/J-tube feeding and site care, Infection control, Isolation Precautions & Patient/family teaching
Certs: BLS & WCC or WOCN
PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
*Colostomy/Ileostomy Skills: Ileal lavage & Irrigation
*Continence Therapeutic Devices Skills: Female/Male external catheters
*Ileal Pouches Skills: Kock Pouch & J Pouch
*Identification/management of risk factors impacting skin integrity. Skills: Burns 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th degree, Hypoalbuminemia & Nutritional status
*Wound Treatments/Dressings Skills: Electrical Stimulation
Certs: ACLS, WCC, Wound & Ostomy Care, continence not required
JOB DETAILS:
SHIFT: *40 Hours Can Be Offered
Will Accept 13 Weeks.
8-HOUR DAYS; 08:00 - 17:00
Call Requirement: NONE
Float Requirement: NONE
Weekend Requirement: NONE
PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Wound vacs, ostomy care, management and treatment of varying types of complex wounds
SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Wound vacs, Conservative debridement, Management and treatment of varying types of complex wounds
UNIT SYSTEMS: EPIC, SBAR
SCHEDULING TYPE: Per Unit Needs
UNIT ORIENTATION: Variable depending on wound ostomy and Epic experience
SCRUBS: Not Provided. Navy
INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY: *****Please provide your candidate's interview availability for the next 72 hours while submitting candidates to avoid holding up the approval process. Manager WILL NOT OFFER without speaking to/interviewing the candidate first*****
*** INTERNAL NOTES ***
For Pre-approved time off (RTO): We would like to have the opportunity to review the time off request before accepting the contract.
Alto Health Care Staffing is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or geographical laws.
Alto Job ID #31694652. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse/Wound Care
About Alto Healthcare StaffingAlto Staffing is a professional staffing, placement, and human resource firm that got its start in 2003. Our founder witnessed first-hand how much her colleagues cared for their patients and how little their staffers would care for them. Since then, we’ve dedicated ourselves to building an enterprise solution led by clinicians and experts focused on changing healthcare for the better. For the last 20 years, we’ve helped place thousands of clinicians for clients in assignments all over the country, ensuring each one received the support and solutions they needed to excel in their positions and succeed in their careers.
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus
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