Licensed Practical Nurse Wound Care

McLaren Health Care; Lake Orion (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse to treat and manage patients with wounds and altered skin integrity. You will support, educate, and guide patients and staff within a collaborative care team.

Responsibilities include developing care plans, coordinating with medical staff on complex wounds, and educating staff on wound assessment and management while ensuring continuity of care and maintaining professional competency through ongoing education.

Qualifications

• Current state license as an LPN.
• Certification by the WOCN or eligible to become certified within 24 months of hire/transfer.

Responsibilities

• Develops, revises and implements plan of care for patients with skin integrity issues.
• Collaborates with medical staff to create treatment plans for patients with complex wounds.
• Provides education and training to nursing and medical staff on wound assessment and management.
• Evaluates patient and family learning needs and provides education to assure understanding and ability to complete self-care.
• Ensures plan of care is communicated across the care continuum.
• Maintains professional competence through continuing education.
• Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Skills

Wound care

Education to staff

Team collaboration

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license

Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (WOCN) certification

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

Responsible for treatment and management of patients with altered skin integrity due to acute or chronic wounds.Provides support, education, and guidance to patients and staff while working as part of a team to create a plan of care.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Develops, revises and implements appropriate plan of care for patients with skin integrity issues.
• Collaborates with medical staff to create treatment plans for patients with complex wounds.
• Provides education and training to nursing and medical staff related to the assessment and promotion of skin integrity and wound management.
• Evaluates patient and family learning needs and provides education to assure understanding and ability to complete self-care.
• Assures that plan of care is communicated across the care continuum.
• Maintains professional competence through continuing education.
• Performs other related duties as required and directed.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Current state license as a Licensed Practical Nurse
• Certified or eligible for certification by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses (If not currently certified must become certified within twenty-four (24) months of hire/transfer date.)

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26010628
• Daily Work Times: 7:00am- 3:30pm
• On Call: Yes

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status,national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classificationprotected by law.