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Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN) – California Travel Nursing Job in Crescent City

Join a patient-centered wound care team in Crescent City, California, as an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) on a 13-week travel nursing contract. This on-site opportunity is ideal for a skilled Wound Care Nurse who enjoys delivering specialized skin and wound management, educating patients and families, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary care team. Located along California’s scenic North Coast, Crescent City offers easy access to dramatic Pacific Ocean views, lush redwood forests, and an inviting outdoor lifestyle.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,200–$2,320
• Job Specialty: Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN)
• Healthcare Setting: On-site wound care service
• Location: Crescent City, California
• Start Date: October 26, 2026
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks, ending January 25, 2027
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 5 shifts per week
• Shift: 8-hour day shifts, approximately 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Patient Population: Adults and geriatric patients
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic

Why You’ll Enjoy This Wound Care RN Opportunity

• Practice in a specialized wound care nursing role with a consistent weekday schedule.
• Support patients through assessment, treatment, education, and transitions of care.
• Serve a diverse adult and geriatric population in the beautiful North Coast community of Crescent City.
• Apply advanced wound, ostomy, skin integrity, and negative-pressure wound therapy skills in a collaborative clinical environment.
• Enjoy an opportunity suited to experienced nurses seeking California travel nursing jobs and specialized clinical practice.

Wound Care Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in California.
• At least 2 years of professional nursing experience, including wound care nursing experience.
• Previous charge nurse experience required.
• Community hospital experience required.
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Wound Care Certified (WCC) credential required.
• Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing (WOCN) certification preferred.
• Epic charting experience required.
• Strong knowledge of wound assessment, pressure injuries, venous and arterial ulcers, ostomy care, debridement, infection prevention, and negative-pressure wound therapy.

Wound Care Nurse Responsibilities

• Assess, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate individualized nursing care for patients with skin and wound needs.
• Perform comprehensive skin assessments, wound measurements, staging, treatment planning, and ongoing reassessments.
• Provide direct wound management, including appropriate use of dressings, debridement techniques, wound cultures, and negative-pressure wound therapy.
• Provide ostomy assessment and management, including equipment selection and patient self-care education.
• Educate patients and families regarding wound prevention, treatment plans, nutrition, skin protection, and follow-up care.
• Develop and coordinate interdisciplinary plans of care that address each patient’s physical, psychological, social, and lifestyle needs.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare professionals to promote continuity of care.
• Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and follow applicable policies, clinical standards, regulations, and infection-control practices.

Apply now to bring your wound care nursing expertise to this 13-week travel RN opportunity in Crescent City, California.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.