RN Wound Care Educator

Corewell Health • Royal Oak, MI

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Wound Care Educator (RN) is responsible for advancing evidence-based skin integrity, wound, and ostomy care practices across the organization. This role provides education, clinical consultation, and quality improvement support to nursing staff and interprofessional partners, with a strong focus on prevention and management of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs). The Wound Care Educator functions in an educational and consultative capacity. The role partners closely with nursing leadership, unit-based Skin Champions, and quality teams to support standardization of practice, documentation accuracy, and improved patient outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 2 years of relevant experience
• Registered Nurse (RN) -State of Michigan Upon Hire
• Wound Care, Certified (WCC) - NAWCO National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy Upon Hire

Responsibilities

• Designs, delivers, and evaluates wound and ostomy care education for nursing staff, including orientation, annual competencies, and targeted unit-based education.
• Develops and delivers education on pressure injury prevention, staging, documentation standards, and differentiation of wound etiologies (e.g., moisture-associated skin damage vs. pressure injury).
• Provides just-in-time, bedside education to support safe and effective wound and ostomy care practices across all shifts.
• Supports development, onboarding, and ongoing mentoring of unit-based Skin Champions to extend wound care expertise throughout the organization.
• Serves as a clinical resource and consultant for complex, non-healing, or high-risk wounds in collaboration with bedside nurses and providers.
• Participates in proactive skin rounds and patient assessments to reinforce prevention strategies and evidence-based practice.
• Provides consultation and education support to off-shift and weekend staff as scheduled
• Monitors wound-related quality indicators, including HAPI trends, and collaborates with nursing leadership on improvement strategies.
• Participates in pressure injury prevalence studies and supports follow-up education and action planning as applicable.
• Conducts and supports audits of wound-related documentation (LDAs) to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
• Aligns education efforts with audit findings, quality data, and organizational priorities
• Develops and maintains standardized wound and ostomy reference tools, including quick-reference guides and documentation tip sheets.
• Assists in reviewing and updating wound care policies, procedures, and documentation standards to align with evidence-based guidelines.
• Collaborates with leadership and value analysis to evaluate wound care products, equipment, and support surfaces.
• Contributes to the development of short- and long-term education roadmaps to support sustained improvement in wound care outcomes.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level