TREATMENT NURSE - LVN (80665)

Regency Integrated Health Services • Robstown, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Treatment Nurse will provide quality of care to prevent and promote healing of alterations in skin integrity of each resident as determined by resident assessments and individual plans of care.

Requirements

• Must have attended a nursing program at an accredited college, university, or vocational school
• Must have an active RN/LVN license in the state of Texas

Nice To Haves

• Preferred to have Wound Care Certification
• Previous experience in skilled nursing is preferred

Responsibilities

• Communicate with DON/designee any alterations in skin integrity of each resident
• Participate in training and in-servicing related to skin care
• Dresses wounds and ensures that dressing changes are done timely as prescribed
• Monitors the progress of wound healing and makes recommendations for changes if needed
• Performs and records weekly pressure ulcer assessment and measurement documentation
• Communicates with responsible party and attending physician on resident care issues related to skin integrity
• Document on Weekly Focused Skin Assessment the results of each resident’s audit and provide copies to appropriate facility personnel during QA and care plan meetings
• May be asked at times by DON or Administrator to help with other nursing functions
• Participate in facilities rotating nursing on-call schedule

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees