Treatment/Wound Care Nurse (RN or LVN)

About the role

We're looking for an energetic and experienced Woundcare Nurse that can enhance the lives of our aging population.

Responsibilities

• Perform resident skin assessments, obtain treatment orders, administer treatment as ordered, and document appropriately to ensure that resident skin integrity is improved and/or maintained.
• Administer treatments as prescribed within standard nursing practice guidelines and in full compliance with established infection control protocols.
• Coordinate and lead weekly wound rounds and processes, including rounds, measurements, interdisciplinary care plan review, treatment recommendations, physician orders, and required documentation.
• Document findings appropriately and contact physician to make recommendations for new or revised treatment orders.
• Monitor the progress of wound healing and make recommendations for changes as appropriate.
• Receive, transcribe and implement new treatment orders in a timely manner.
• Collect, analyze and provide pressure ulcer information to nursing staff and other nursing personnel.
• Maintain records of pressure ulcers and skin alterations including risk assessment, prevention and minimizing activities.
• Perform and record weekly pressure ulcer assessment and measurement documentation.
• Identify and maintain effective methods to gather pressure ulcer and skin alteration related information.
• Calculate weekly/monthly pressure ulcer rates.
• 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 residents, including new admissions, individuals with skin alterations and individuals at risk for development of skin alterations.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse program and licensed in the state of practice.
• One-year experience providing specialized treatments in long term care setting.
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.
• Current BLS/CPR certification (All SNFs; ALFs as required by state).

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Time Off