Wound Care Nurse: Skin Integrity & Wound Management

Outfield-Healthcare-Partners; Alamogordo (NM); Vor Ort; USD 60.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Outfield Healthcare Partners is seeking a full-time nurse to build referral source relationships with hospitals, clinics and senior-service organizations. The role emphasizes growing census and quality mix by developing the market and providing residents with information to choose the nursing center.

The ideal candidate is an LPN/LVN with long-term care experience and current BLS/CPR certification, capable of performing wound care, skin assessments and care coordination while complying with

Qualifikationen

• Graduate of an approved Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse program and licensed in the state of practice.
• 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).

Aufgaben

• Perform resident skin assessments, obtain treatment orders, administer treatment as ordered, and document appropriately to ensure resident skin integrity is improved and/or maintained.
• 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.
• Monitors the progress of wound healing and makes recommendations for changes as appropriate.
• 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; identifies and maintains effective methods to gather pressure ulcer and skin alteration related information; calculates weekly / monthly pressure ulcer rates.
• Investigate and identify center practices and risk minimization 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.
• Educate newly hired nursing staff on Skin Practice Guide requirements and Skin Resource Library including wound assessments, preventive interventions, care planning, treatment selection options, documentation requirements and education resources available.
• Evaluate availability of needed supplies for wound care and coordinate ordering with central supply.
• Assist the Director of Nursing and medical director with case review for center acquired pressure ulcers.
• Monitor changes in state and federal regulations and current industry-standard practices; keeps current with industry trends through ongoing specialized education in the area of skin and wound management.
• Provide monthly, quarterly and annual reports including recommendations for changes in center practice for the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Committee.
• Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or assigned at any time with or without notice.

Jobbeschreibung

Outfield Healthcare Partners is seeking a full-time nurse to build referral source relationships with hospitals, clinics and senior-service organizations. The role emphasizes growing census and quality mix by developing the market and providing residents with information to choose the nursing center.

The ideal candidate is an LPN/LVN with long-term care experience and current BLS/CPR certification, capable of performing wound care, skin assessments and care coordination while complying with