RN Wound Care Specialist | M-F | Days

Responsibilities

• Assesses, develops, plans, and evaluates care provided to participants while admitted in nursing home settings.
• Collaborates with physicians, other members of the interdisciplinary health care team, and patient/family in the development, implementation, and documentation of appropriate, individualized plans of care to ensure continuity, quality, and appropriate resources as it relates to wound care.
• Recommends alternative levels of care and ensures compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.
• Assesses high risk patients in need of wound care. High risk participants with the diagnosis of peripheral vascular, neuropathy and diabetic.
• Collaborate with clinical and nursing home staff to develop and coordinate the implementation of a wound care evaluation and treatment plan to meet participants identified needs.
• Communicates the plan to physicians, participant, family/caregivers, and appropriate nursing staff.
• Reviews, monitors, evaluates, and coordinates the patient's wound care plan to assure all appropriate and essential services are implemented timely and efficiently.
• Collaborate with the InnovAge wound clinic to triage participants for priority of care and routes accordingly.
• If required, visit participant in the nursing home setting to help coordinate care and discharge plan.
• Provides participants, clinical and nursing home staff with education to assist with healing and preventive measures for wound reoccurrence.
• Assists in the examination, creation of wound care plan.
• Processes orders and disseminates orders and instructions to appropriate personnel, in addition to implementing orders written by primary care physician(s) and wound care team.
• Oversees scheduling of specialist appointments pertaining to wound care.
• Builds collaborative relationships with external and internal team members.
• Develops, implements, and maintains a current nursing care plan in cooperation with the Clinic Nurse Manager.
• Coordinates transfer of patients to appropriate facilities; maintains, and provides required documentation.
• Maintains and reviews participant records, charts, and other pertinent information.
• Effectively communicates in interdisciplinary team meetings, family meetings, partnership meetings and clinic meetings.

Qualifications

• 3+ years with direct patient care in management of wounds, acute and/or chronic.
• Current State issued Registered Nurses License or Licensed Practical Nurses License.
• Current First Aid and BLS certifications are required prior to hire. Acceptable vendors for certifications are from either American Heart Association and/or American Red Cross.
• WCC/CWCA; or obtain WCC/CWCA within six months of hire.
• 2+ yrs working with frail and elderly.
• Associates Degree in Nursing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Certification as a Gerontological Nurse.
• 3+ years health care with emphasis in geriatrics.

Pay

• Posted pay range: $41.73 - $54.28 per hour.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance.
• Short and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and AD&D.
• Supplemental life insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) savings with company match.
• Paid time off and company-paid holidays.