Nurse - RN - Wound Nurse

Carespring•Springboro, OH

About The Position

The Skin Integrity Nurse is a registered nurse responsible for monitoring and supporting residents’ skin and wound care in a long-term care nursing facility. The role includes conducting weekly head-to-toe skin assessments, documenting findings in the EHR, ensuring appropriate treatments and interventions are in place, and coordinating with clinical staff to obtain or discontinue orders. The nurse communicates changes and non-healing wounds to facility leadership, maintains resident care plans and documentation, and supports implementation of the facility’s skin integrity program. The position also involves infection control, participation in weekly skin integrity meetings and quarterly quality assurance recommendations, updates to residents’ responsible parties, and education of new or inexperienced nurse aides. The nurse is expected to foster teamwork and effective communication, demonstrate leadership and organizational skills, and continue developing knowledge through ongoing education. The role requires flexibility with the working schedule. The listed base pay is $36.00–$43.00.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Registered Nurse license in the state where the facility is located.
Understanding of the integumentary system and willingness to continue learning.
Flexible with the working schedule.
Demonstrated leadership, organizational ability, and communication skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and staff members.
Commitment to updating knowledge through ongoing education.

Responsibilities

Complete weekly head-to-toe skin assessments and document findings in the EHR.
Ensure appropriate treatments and interventions are in place for skin issues identified during skin rounds.
Collaborate with the Clinician or Wound NP to obtain new orders or discontinue orders as needed.
Inform the ADON and DON about newly identified or worsened ulcers and non-healing wounds.
Verify and update resident care plans and documentation for identified skin impairments.
Monitor skin integrity practices and procedures to ensure personnel implement the facility’s SIT program.
Demonstrate proper infection control practices.
Assist in evaluating and implementing recommendations from quarterly QA meetings.
Ensure residents with known non-compliance behaviors or a high risk of pressure ulcers receive appropriate interventions.
Attend and participate in weekly SIT meetings.
Keep residents’ responsible parties informed about wound progress.
Promote positive employee relations, teamwork, mutual respect, and effective communication.
Educate new and inexperienced nurse aides in proper methods of patient care.
Perform other duties as requested by the DON or ADON.