Wound Nurse

Job Duties

• Affirms skin condition on new admissions and readmissions using the standardized assessment tool.
• Completes Braden Scales as needed.
• Implements treatment plan on residents as appropriate and administers treatments.
• Evaluates the plan of care reflecting appropriate nursing and medical diagnosis, goal development, outcome criteria and target dates.
• Updates resident plans of care reflecting changes in condition and responses to treatment or education.
• Documents on residents receiving treatments, reviewing previous documentation.
• Completes Initial/Weekly Skin Impairment Form.
• Participates with the interdisciplinary team, including the Wound Care Team in Weekly Wound Rounds and is part of the Wound Committee; completes the weekly wound report.
• Participates in the weekly Skin and Nutrition Committee Meeting; participates in the weekly wound conference call; attends quarterly Wound Care Coordinators Meeting.
• Works with restorative nursing to make sure staff is following through with active measures to prevent skin breakdown and that residents who are at risk for skin breakdown are identified.
• Works closely with Nursing, Restorative Nursing, Physical and Occupational Therapy to ensure that residents have received the appropriate pressure redistribution surfaces / measures, and proper application and monitoring of devices.
• Documents and informs residents, responsible parties and Nursing Administration of any changes in skin integrity, deterioration of wounds, changes in care and treatment of wounds.
• In-services staff as needed in, including but not limited to, the following areas: Treatment modalities, pressure redistribution surfaces, positioning devices, nutrition, wound care documentation, classification of wounds, wound measurement, staging of wounds, and care planning.

Job Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.
• Current, active license as a Registered Nurse in state of employment.
• Wound Care Certification required.
• Must understand the principles of wound prevention and treatment.
• Active CPR Certification is required.
• Three years of experience providing direct care to residents in a long-term care setting.