Treatment Nurse

OPCO Skilled Management; Missouri; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

OPCO Skilled Management seeks a licensed registered nurse to act as the coordinator of the center’s wound team, overseeing the skin management program. You will lead weekly rounds, coordinate interdisciplinary care plans, and ensure proper documentation.

The role emphasizes gathering and analyzing pressure ulcer data, guiding preventive interventions, and ensuring Braden risk assessments are completed on admission and throughout care.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as RN/LVN/LPN in state.
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement methods to gather pressure ulcer and skin alteration information.
• Coordinate and lead weekly wound team rounds and care planning, including documentation.
• Collect, analyze and report pressure ulcer information to nursing staff and practitioners.
• Investigate center practices and risk-minimizing measures, including Braden risk scales on admission and preventive interventions.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Wound care coordination

Education

RN/LVN/LPN license

Job description

Objective

A registered licensed nurse designated to act as the coordinator of the center’s wound team to oversee the general application of the skin management program. The following activities are performed as directed or clinically indicated.

Principal Responsibilities

• Identify and maintain effective methods to gather pressure ulcer and skin alteration related information
• Coordinate and lead weekly wound team rounds and processes, including rounds, measurements, interdisciplinary care plan review, treatment recommendations, physician orders, and required documentation
• Collect, analyze and provide pressure ulcer information to nursing staff and other healthcare practitioners
• Investigate and identify center practices and risk minimizing measures, including accurate completion of Braden risk scales on admission, implementation of preventive interventions

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as RN/LVN/LPN in state
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred