Wound Care Nurse: Lead Healing & Skin Integrity

OPCO Skilled Management; Fort Worth (TX); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

Paid-Time Off

Descripción de la vacante

OPCO Skilled Management is seeking an energetic Woundcare Nurse to oversee comprehensive skin management for residents in a long-term care setting. The RN/LVN will assess, plan, and deliver safe wound care, while coordinating with a multidisciplinary team to optimize healing and minimize complications.

The role requires a licensed LPN/LVN in the applicable state and at least 1 year of specialized wound care in a long-term care environment, with BLS/CPR certification.

Formación

• Graduate of an approved Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse program and licensed in the state of practice, required.
• One-year experience providing specialized treatments in long term care setting.
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred.
• Current BLS/CPR certification (All SNFs; ALFs as required by state).

Responsabilidades

• Perform resident skin assessments, obtain treatment orders, administer treatment as ordered, and document appropriately to ensure that resident skin integrity is improved and/or maintained.
• Administer treatments as prescribed within standard nursing practice guidelines and in full compliance with established infection control protocols.
• Coordinate and lead weekly wound rounds and processes, including rounds, measurements, interdisciplinary care plan review, treatment recommendations, physician orders, and required documentation.
• Documents findings appropriately and contacts physician to make recommendations for new or revised treatment orders; Monitors the progress of wound healing and makes recommendations for changes as appropriate.
• Receives, transcribes and implements new treatment orders in a timely manner.
• Monitors the progress of wound healing and makes recommendations for changes as appropriate.
• Collect, analyze and provide pressure ulcer information to nursing staff and other nursing personnel.
• Maintain records of pressure ulcers and skin alterations including risk assessment, prevention and minimizing activities; Performs and records weekly pressure ulcer assessment and measurement documentation; Identify and maintain effective methods to gather pressure ulcer and skin alteration related information; Calculates weekly / monthly pressure ulcer rates.
• Investigate and identify center practices and risk minimizing measures, including accurate completion of Braden risk scales on admission, implementation of preventive interventions.
• Monitor timely implementation of preventive interventions for at risk residents, including new admissions, individuals with skin alterations and individuals at risk for development of skin alterations.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

Conocimientos

Wound care

Patient assessment

Infection control

Documentation

Educación

LPN/LVN license

Descripción del empleo

OPCO Skilled Management is seeking an energetic Woundcare Nurse to oversee comprehensive skin management for residents in a long-term care setting. The RN/LVN will assess, plan, and deliver safe wound care, while coordinating with a multidisciplinary team to optimize healing and minimize complications.

The role requires a licensed LPN/LVN in the applicable state and at least 1 year of specialized wound care in a long-term care environment, with BLS/CPR certification.