Wound Care Nurse: Healing & Prevention Specialist

ClearView Healthcare Management; Carthage (TN); In loco; USD 52.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Smith County Health and Rehabilitation is seeking a Wound Care/Treatment Nurse (LPN or RN) to provide specialized wound care, assess and treat wounds, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to promote healing with dignity and comfort.

You will develop individualized care plans, perform dressing changes, monitor for infection, and educate staff, residents, and families on wound prevention and care techniques. Equal opportunity employer and commitment to quality improvement are emphasized.

Competenze

• Current valid LPN or RN license.
• Wound care experience.
• Wound care certification is preferred.
• At least one year of LPN or RN experience in a long-term care setting is preferred.

Mansioni

• Specializes in the assessment, treatment, and ongoing management of wounds resulting from disease, injury, surgical procedures, or medical treatments.
• Provides skilled wound care services to promote safe, timely, and effective healing.
• Assesses wounds to determine type, severity, and stage, including surgical sites, pressure injuries, ulcers, feeding tube sites, abscesses, and other skin integrity issues.
• Develops, implements, and updates individualized wound treatment plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Performs wound cleaning, dressing changes, and treatments according to physician orders and evidence-based practices.
• Monitors wounds for signs of infection, deterioration, or complications and reports changes promptly to the appropriate provider.
• Documents wound assessments, treatments, progress, and outcomes accurately and in a timely manner.
• Educates nursing staff, residents, and families on wound prevention, treatment plans, and proper skin care techniques.
• Assists with prevention programs to reduce the risk of pressure injuries and skin breakdown.
• Ensures compliance with facility policies, infection control standards, and state and federal regulations.
• Participates in care plan meetings and quality improvement initiatives related to wound care.

Conoscenze

Wound care

Assessment

Documentation

Education

Formazione

LPN or RN license

Wound care certification (preferred)

Descrizione del lavoro

Smith County Health and Rehabilitation is seeking a Wound Care/Treatment Nurse (LPN or RN) to provide specialized wound care, assess and treat wounds, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to promote healing with dignity and comfort.

You will develop individualized care plans, perform dressing changes, monitor for infection, and educate staff, residents, and families on wound prevention and care techniques. Equal opportunity employer and commitment to quality improvement are emphasized.