Wound Care Treatment Nurse RN

Summary/Objective

Join a growing team of successful, happy caregivers who are valued and appreciated. We are under new management and excited to offer an amazing new benefits package! New added bonuses and perks! Employee discounts! Very High No Frills rates! Same Day Pay Option NOW HIRING: Full Time Wound Care Nurse M-F (on call weekends once a month)

Essential Functions

• Daily: Complete a Head to Toe body audit on all new admissions and re-admissions to ensure that all open areas have been identified by the admitting nurse.
• Weekly: Update skin sheets every 7 days. Ensure updated by close of business on that day. Unit Managers to update care plans weekly for pressure and non-pressure areas. Care plans to be updated every week by Fridays. Wound Report sent to VP of Clinical Services by Thursday will the % of Center Acquired Pressure Ulcers. Remember that our company goal is to have 3% or less. Treatments are to be completed by Wound Nurse to: Vascular, Surgical, Pressure of stage 2 or greater Monday-Friday. Skin Tears, stage 1 need to be treated by the Charge Nurse Monday-Friday with completion of the skin sheets weekly. It is the Unit Manager and Wound nurse’s responsibility to ensure that these skin sheets are being completed by the charge nurse weekly. UM’s need to remind Charge Nurse of the weekly responsibility that day and check the following day for completeness.
• On-going: Wound Nurse’s responsibility is to help Prevent wounds. Daily Education to the staff: reminders to T&P residents (in wheelchairs, geri-chairs and in bed), Toileting, incontinent care. This can be done as the Wound Nurse progresses through the day and notices abnormal findings of the resident (dry BM, soaked, wound becoming worse). A Proactive VS Reactive approach to wound care will make the facility successful in wound care management. Holding the Nurses and CNA’s accountable for preventative maintenance. It is a team effort to heal wounds and to not create new wounds. When wounds become worsened, the treatment should be changed within a 2-week period with the input from the Wound physician and PCP at facility. The following preventative items should be completed for residents at risk of developing Center Acquired Pressure Ulcers: Orders for T&P, Preventive barrier cream for all residents (Using a barrier cream with Zinc is beneficial in findings), Pressure relieving device to chairs If resident has a stage 4 they need to be on a Roho or something comparable). Every resident in the facility should have a gel cushion at minimum to their wheelchair/Geri chair. Braden assessments completed with all new admissions and re-admissions, quarterly and with any change in condition of the resident. If the Braden scores lower than a specialty mattress should be applied. At risk care plans should be placed for all resident because everyone is at risk. Rounds by UM’s/charge nurses and wound nurse to be performed to ensure that residents are positions appropriately, T&P q 2 hours and prn in bed and wheelchairs/Geri chairs, heels elevated and no skin to skin contact. Consults with Nursing team concerning assessment evaluations and assist in planning an developing the skin care treatment to be performed. Initiate requests for consultation or referral. Assess the residents and their records on admission and discriminate between normal and abnormal findings in order to recognize when to refer the resident to a physician for evaluation, supervision or directions. May act as a Unit Nurse when directed.
• Required Education And Experience: Graduate from and accredited nursing program. Current State License as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse. C.P.R. Certified

Qualifications

Graduate from and accredited nursing program. Current State License as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse. C.P.R. Certified