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

Wound Care Registered Nurse (RN) travel nursing job in Crescent City, CA, offering $2,200–$2,320 weekly for a weekday hospital assignment.

Bring your specialized wound care expertise to an on-site nursing role in Crescent City, California. As a Wound Care Registered Nurse, you will provide comprehensive skin and wound management, patient education, and coordinated care for adult and geriatric patients. This opportunity offers a consistent weekday schedule in a supportive hospital-based environment located near Northern California’s scenic redwood forests and Pacific coastline.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,200–$2,320
• Location: Crescent City, California
• Healthcare Setting: Hospital-based wound care service
• Start Date: October 26, 2026
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Nursing Schedule: Monday–Friday, 5 shifts per week
• Shift Duration: 8-hour day shifts, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
• Patient Population: Adults and geriatrics
• Documentation System: Epic electronic medical record (EMR)
• Orientation: Approximately 4 hours

Wound Care Registered Nurse Requirements

• Current, valid California Registered Nurse (RN) license
• At least 2 years of professional nursing experience, including specialized wound care experience
• Previous charge nurse experience
• Current Basic Life Support (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
• Recent experience using Epic electronic medical records
• Community hospital experience required; long-term acute care or trauma experience is a plus
• Strong knowledge of wound assessment, pressure injuries, venous and arterial ulcers, diabetic and neuropathic wounds, ostomy care, wound cultures, debridement, and negative pressure wound therapy
• Excellent communication, organization, clinical judgment, and patient education skills

Wound Care Nursing Responsibilities

• Assess, treat, and monitor complex skin and wound conditions in adult and geriatric patients
• Provide direct wound, skin, ostomy, and continence care based on individualized patient needs
• Perform and support appropriate wound care interventions, including dressing selection, debridement, wound cultures, and vacuum-assisted closure therapy
• Complete risk assessments, including Braden scale evaluations, and develop prevention strategies for pressure injuries
• Evaluate wound progression and revise treatment plans in collaboration with physicians and the interdisciplinary care team
• Educate patients and families regarding wound management, ostomy care, infection prevention, nutrition, and continued care after discharge
• Coordinate transitions of care and promote continuity across healthcare settings
• Maintain accurate and timely wound care documentation in Epic
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare professionals
• Follow hospital policies, professional standards, infection-control practices, and applicable regulations

Apply now for this Wound Care Registered Nurse travel contract in Crescent City, California, and join a supportive healthcare team in Northern 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.