OVERVIEW:
Provides care that will quickly and safely heal various types of wounds, including surgical openings, ulcers, bed sores, feeding tube sites, and abscesses. The wound care nurse will access the wounds, create and implement treatment plans, monitor infection and signs of various infections, and clean wounds.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Maintain a Comprehensive care plan for skin impairments- updating as needed to include any change in treatment, improvement and/or decline
Weekly wound rounds with wound consultant
Weekly wound measurements documented
Review investigation for all new skin opening related to pressure
Monitoring vascular/arterial/surgical wounds and document appropriately -treatment, comprehensive care plan, coordinating follow-up when indicated & maintain weekly measurements
Educate and counsel patients and their families on wound care processes and issues
Demonstrate wound care procedures to other care givers
Attend morning report, identify any new opening and document accordingly
Supervising the Rehab CNA
Work with rehab to evaluate residents who present with a decline
Attend CMI meeting when appropriate
Correspond with rehab to determine residents need for positioning devices
Maintain facility wound tracking report
Monitor residents with devices to ensure skin maintenance
Maintain a list of all residents with devices including but not limited to splints or braces.
Ensure devices are identified on plan of care and worn appropriately via audit tool/rounds
Attend weight meeting, ensure appropriate interventions to maintain skin integrity
Provide in-service to floor nurses to ensure awareness related to skin integrity maintenance, documentation and care
Maintain skin care policy
Assist in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) process
QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:
BSN or equivalent
Must be a graduate of an RN nursing program
Current registration and license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state employed in
Peripheral IV certification
Two years of clinical nursing experience
One-year experience in a management position preferred
One-year experience in geriatrics and subacute population
CPR/BLS certified
The ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language required, knowledge of other language helpful
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: