- Specialty
- Wound Care
- Type
- Travel
- Shift
- Days
- Hours
- 40/week
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start
- 11/16/2026
Job description
Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Wound Care for a travel nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Wound Care
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/16/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days, flexible
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Breakdown – RN Wound Care
Facility: Christian Hospital
Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
Position Details
- Specialty: RN – Wound Care
- Start Date: November 16, 2026
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Schedule: 5 × 8-hour day shifts
- Working Hours: 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
- Guaranteed Hours: 40 hours/week
- Experience: Minimum 1 year
- Patient Population: Adults
- Charting: Epic preferred
- Scrubs: Navy blue
- Parking: Free
- On-call: No
- Weekend Requirement: 1 shift every 6 weeks
- Floating: Required within the service line
Required Certifications & License
- BLS/BCLS: Required
- NIHSS/NIH: Required
- Wound Ostomy Care Certification (WOCN): Preferred, not mandatory according to the main description.
- License: Missouri or compact RN license accepted under the listed rules. Confirm the exact facility and license requirements before submission.
- New Travelers: First-time travelers accepted.
- COVID-19 Vaccine: Not required.
- Flu Vaccine: Required; medical/religious exemptions accepted.
Required Experience & Clinical Skills
- Minimum 1 year of RN experience.
- Wound care experience, including pressure ulcer identification and management.
- VAC/wound VAC changes.
- Dressing changes and wound photography using a Rover device.
- Assessment and management of:
- Stage I–IV pressure ulcers
- Neuropathic ulcers
- Venous stasis ulcers
- Peripheral arterial ulcers
- Wound treatments involving alginates, foams, hydrocolloids, hydrogels, silver products, and debridement agents.
- Wet-to-damp dressing changes.
- Ostomy care, including colostomy and ileostomy.
- Urinary and fecal incontinence management.
Special requirement: Peritoneal dialysis experience is listed as a special requirement.
Job Responsibilities
- Perform wound assessments and identify pressure ulcers.
- Complete wound VAC changes and dressing changes.
- Document wound progress and take wound photographs using a Rover device.
- Manage complex wounds and support wound healing.
- Provide ostomy and catheter care as needed.
- Coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team.
Facility Details
- Facility Type: Acute care hospital
- Staffed Beds: 233
- Patient Ratio (Days): 1:6
- Visits per Day: 26
- Charting System: Epic preferred
- Support Services: Physical therapy, respiratory services, radiology, pharmacy, social services, phlebotomy, and rapid response teams.
Important Travel Compliance Rules
- Local radius: Candidates living within 75 miles are not accepted.
- RTO: Maximum 7 days during the 13-week contract. All requested time off must be finalized at submission; no RTO during the first week.
About Care Career
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Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits