Job Description

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first
 

The Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN) primarily focuses on assessing documentation from field staff and collaborating closely with physicians to manage patients with a variety of complex wounds and skin care needs.

Work Schedule: Full-time/40 Hours

Position Type: Remote

Branch Location: FL/TX

The Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN) plays a vital role in creating personalized treatment plans that align with medical prescriptions and best practices in wound care while also focusing on utilization control to enhance patient outcomes. The expertise of a Home Health Wound Care RN is essential for effectively managing a wide range of conditions, from acute injuries to chronic ulcers, ensuring that each patient receives optimal care tailored to their unique needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement evidence-based wound care protocols and standardized best practices to enhance patient outcomes.
• Assess and provide consultation for both chronic and acute wounds, including ulcers, burns, pressure injuries, diabetic foot wounds, and skin tears.
• Introduce strategies aimed at accelerating wound healing and preventing infections.
• Educate home health clinicians and physicians on effective wound management techniques.
• Specialize in the care of patients with ostomies, such as colostomies and ileostomies, ensuring they receive comprehensive support and education.
• Train and assist clinicians in ostomy care while managing related complications.
• Guarantee that patients receive appropriate ostomy care in their home environments.
• Address issues related to urinary and fecal incontinence, providing strategies and support to enhance patients' lifestyles and overall quality of life.
• Collaborate closely with the Director of Nursing, Case Managers, and interdisciplinary teams, including LPNs, NPs, physicians, dieticians, and therapists, to ensure coordinated care.
• Work with post-acute care providers to maintain cohesive and evidence-based treatment plans.
• Oversee and optimize utilization management processes within the organization, ensuring efficient resource use that improves patient outcomes while managing costs.
• Adhere to the wound care formulary, recommending treatments that align with agency guidelines.
• Conduct prospective, concurrent, and retrospective reviews to assess treatment efficacy and compliance with evidence-based practices.
• Analyze wound healing rates and evaluate the effectiveness of specific wound care protocols to continuously improve care delivery.
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Required Qualifications:

• Possess compact Florida and Texas RN license.
• Certified Wound and Ostomy Care Nurse (CWOCN or WOCN).
• Demonstrated expertise in wound care, ostomy care, and continence management.
• Experience in clinical home health settings focused on wound care.
• Proficient in OASIS documentation.
• Strong knowledge of best practices in wound management and treatment.
• Exceptional interpersonal and educational skills, enabling effective teaching and mentoring of clinical staff.
• Excellent collaboration abilities to work seamlessly within diverse healthcare teams.
• Detail-oriented with a strong emphasis on accuracy in patient documentation.
• Capable of working independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
• Committed to contributing to an organization dedicated to continuously enhancing consumer experiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in WellSky/Kinnser software
• Bilingual, fluent in both English and Spanish

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

 

$77,200 - $106,200 per year

 

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About Us
 

About OneHome: OneHome coordinates a full range of post-acute care ranging from home health, infusion therapy and durable medical equipment services at patients’ homes. OneHome’s patient focused model creates one integrated point of accountability that coordinates with physicians, hospitals and health plans serving more than one million health plan members nationwide. OneHome was acquired by Humana in 2021 to advance value-based care. Our culture is inclusive, diverse, and above all, caring. It is important to us that our employees are engaged, supported and fairly treated. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to ensure the health and financial well-being of you and your family.

About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers, and our company. Through our Humana insurance services, and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.