Nurse - RN - Skin Integrity Nurse

Carespring Health Care Management•Fort Thomas, KY

4d•$36 - $43•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 Skin Integrity Nurse will complete weekly head to toe skin assessments and document in the EHR. The Skin Integrity Nurse will ensure that appropriate treatments and/or interventions are in place for skin issues identified during the skin rounds. The Skin Integrity Nurse will collaborate with the Clinician or Wound NP to obtain new orders or discontinue orders as needed. The Skin Integrity Nurse will update the ADON and DON if any new or worsened ulcers are identified. The Skin Integrity Nurse will update the ADON and DON with any non-healing wounds. The Skin Integrity Nurse will verify/update resident care plans and update documentation for identified skin impairments. The Skin Integrity Nurse will monitor skin integrity practices and procedures to ensure that personnel are implementing the facility’s SIT program. The Skin Integrity Nurse will demonstrate proper infection control practices. The Skin Integrity Nurse will assist in evaluating and implementing recommendations from the Quarterly QA meeting. The Skin Integrity Nurse will ensure that residents with known non-compliance behaviors or are at high risk for pressure ulcers are provided with interventions as appropriate. The Skin Integrity Nurse attends and participates in weekly SIT meetings. The Skin Integrity Nurse will ensure residents’ responsible parties are updated on wound progress. 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. Performs other duties as requested by the DON or ADON. Possess and demonstrate a high degree of leadership, organizational ability and communication skills. Must be able to utilize excellent communications skilled to relate to patients, families, and staff members. He/she must also constantly update his/her knowledge through ongoing education.

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.
Understanding of the integumentary system.
Willingness to continue to learn.
Ability to utilize excellent communication skills to relate to patients, families, and staff members.
Must constantly update his/her knowledge through ongoing education.
High degree of leadership, organizational ability and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Flexible with her/his working schedule.

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 the 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.
Proactively develop positive employee relations and promote 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.