Wound Care/Treatment Nurse

Full-time position with benefits available for full-time employees.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid-Time Off

We believe that nursing is a work of the heart. To provide the best resident care, we promote a culture that is both employee and patient-based, built on trust, compassion, and strong communication. We offer competitive wages, raises, and bonuses. Our facility fosters a family-like environment with a rich cultural menu and fun activities between employees and residents.

About the Role

The Treatment Nurse will be responsible for the center’s general application of the skin management program. This role involves delivering safe, efficient, and effective treatment to heal various types of wounds, including surgical openings, ulcers, bed sores, feeding tube sites, and abscesses. Responsibilities include assessing wounds, creating and implementing treatment plans, monitoring infections, and cleaning wounds, all within the scope of practice defined by the state Nurse Practice Act.

Responsibilities

• Perform resident skin assessments, obtain treatment orders, administer treatment as ordered, and document appropriately to ensure 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 physicians to make recommendations for new or revised treatment orders; monitor the progress of wound healing and recommend 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 and 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.
• 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 nursing personnel 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 available education resources.
• Collaborate with the administrator, medical director, Director of Nursing, and other members of the healthcare team on the 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.
• Monitor changes in state and federal regulations and current industry-standard practices; stay current with industry trends through ongoing specialized education in skin and wound management.
• Provide monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, including recommendations for changes in center practice for the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Committee.
• Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

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