Nurse - RN - Skin Integrity Nurse

Carespring•Cincinnati, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Come join the family of our State of the Art Long Term Care Nursing Facility! This position requires an understanding of the integumentary system and a willingness to continue to learn. The role involves proactive development of positive employee relations and promoting teamwork, mutual respect, and effective communication. It also includes educating new and inexperienced nurse aides in proper methods of patient care. The ideal candidate possesses and demonstrates a high degree of leadership, organizational ability, and communication skills, and must be able to utilize excellent communication skills to relate to patients, families, and staff members. Continuous updating of knowledge through ongoing education is essential.

Requirements

Current RN license for the state in which he/she is working.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state where the facility is located.
Must be flexible with working schedule.
Understanding of the integumentary system.
Willingness to continue to learn.
Must be able to utilize excellent communications skilled to relate to patients, families, and staff members.
Must constantly update his/her knowledge through ongoing education.

Nice To Haves

Proactively develops positive employee relations and promotes teamwork, mutual respect and effective communication.
Education of new and inexperienced nurse aides in proper methods of patient care.
Possess and demonstrate a high degree of leadership, organizational ability and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Complete weekly head to toe skin assessments and document in the EHR.
Ensure that appropriate treatments and/or 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.
Update the ADON and DON if any new or worsened ulcers are identified.
Update the ADON and DON with any non-healing wounds.
Verify/update resident care plans and update documentation for identified skin impairments.
Monitor skin integrity practices and procedures to ensure that personnel are implementing the facility’s SIT program.
Demonstrate proper infection control practices.
Assist in evaluating and implementing recommendations from the Quarterly QA meeting.
Ensure that residents with known non-compliance behaviors or are at high risk for pressure ulcers are provided with interventions as appropriate.
Attend and participate in weekly SIT meetings.
Ensure residents’ responsible parties are updated on wound progress.
Perform other duties as requested by the DON or ADON.