Wound Care Nurse

Position Summary

As a Wound Care Nurse at Ingleside Communities, you will provide expert wound care and skin management. This position is perfect for a nurse who values autonomy and wants to make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes in rural areas.

Why Join Us?

• Make an Impact: Your expertise will directly improve the health and well-being of residents, ensuring they receive the highest standard of wound care.
• Professional Growth: Access ongoing training and development opportunities to enhance your skills in wound care and other specialized areas.
• Collaborative Team Environment: Work with a dedicated team of healthcare professionals who value your expertise and work together to provide top-notch care.

Compensation

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees.

Responsibilities and Duties

• The ability to develop and facilitate growth within the Nursing Department relates professionally and positively to facility and departmental staff and to work cooperatively with others at all levels.
• Performs assessments, develops and implements appropriate plan of care based on assessment and treatment plan tailored to meet each individual's needs. Evaluates the plan of care and makes necessary changes as needed.
• Works collaboratively with the Director of Nursing, other nurse managers, primary physicians, nurse practitioners and Medical Director.
• Provide primary skin care to residents under the medical direction and supervision of the residents’ attending physicians, medical director, or the Director of Nursing Services, with an emphasis on treatment and therapy of skin disorders.
• Removing dressings, cleaning wounds, applying medication per physician protocol and redressing wounds.
• Delegates and collaborates in providing resident care according to licensure and skill levels, follows up to ensure success.
• Documents according to current standards and established policies.
• Able to work independently with organizational skills, to prioritize tasks and to exercise judgment consistent with core values.
• Able to model effective communication between residents, family, staff, and community.
• Ability to identify, plan, implement, and evaluate skin care in residents.
• Provides treatment for skin disorders within an established wound care protocol.
• Absorbs modifications to the treatment regimen to meet the needs of the residents, in accordance with established medical practices, the regulatory guidelines and the policies and goals of this facility.
• Provides information to residents and caregivers on prevention techniques and other ways to maintain or improve the general health and psychosocial status of the residents.
• Completes all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Licensure as an RN in the state of Wisconsin in good standing.
• Must be Wound Care Certified.
• Experience in LTC preferred.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Strong desire to work with the elderly.
• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.
• Possess skills in leadership and communication.
• CPR certified.

About Ingleside Communities

Join our 80-bed skilled nursing community, where long-term care meets short-term rehab with heart. We’re proud of our team culture that feels more like family than work. Here, your voice matters, your ideas are valued, and your career truly grows.

Our core values are based on five pillars: Do the right thing, Foster positive relationships, Be committed, Be innovative, and Coach, guide and lead.