RN WOUND CARE NURSE – 2024
Position Purpose: A registered license nurse designated to act as the coordinator of the center’s wound care team to oversee the general application of the skin management program.
Education Requirements:
- Currently licensed RN in the state.
- CPR and BLS certification.
- Prior LTC experience and rehabilitation care preferred.
- Associate degree is required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Identify and maintain effective methods to gather pressure ulcer and skin alteration related information.
- Collect, analyze and provide pressure ulcer information to nursing staff and other healthcare practitioners.
- Investigate and identify center practices and risk minimizing measures, including accurate completion of Braden risk scales on admission, implementation of preventive interventions.
- Monitor timely implementation of preventive interventions for at risk patients, including new admissions, individuals with skin alterations and individuals at risk for development of skin alterations.
- Maintain records of pressure ulcers and skin alterations including risk assessment, prevention and minimizing activities.
- Coordinate completion of ongoing pressure ulcer and skin alteration tracking activities and implement measures to improve outcomes, including employee education.
- Recommend education for employees and other healthcare practitioners to minimize and, or prevent center acquired skin alterations and pressure ulcers.
- Educate newly hired nursing staff on Skin Practice Guide requirements and Skin Resource Library including wound assessments, preventive interventions, care planning, treatment selection options, documentation requirements and education resources available.
- Collaborate with administrator, medical director or his/her designee, Director of Nursing and other members of health care team on Skin Practice Guide.
- Evaluate availability of needed supplies for wound care and coordinate ordering with central supply.
- Assist the Director of Nursing and medical director with case review for center acquired pressure ulcers.
BENEFITS
- Medical, dental, vision.
- STD, LTD, Critical Illness.
- 401K Retirement Savings Plan with match.
- PTO plan.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- DFWP/M/F.
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