Wound Care-LPN Weekend

Veritas Skilled Nursing Management•El Paso, TX

71d•$24 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

The Wound Nurse provides wound care to residents in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations, and as required by the Director of Nursing Services or designee. The role evaluates and monitors wounds, coordinates wound rounds, performs treatments, documents care, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary health care team to plan and provide quality resident care. It also supports staff education and guidance on wound management, skin breakdown prevention, and infection control. The position works in office areas and throughout nursing service areas, including resident rooms, nurses’ stations, and drug rooms. It involves frequent interaction with residents, families, staff, visitors, and government personnel. The employee may work beyond normal hours, temporarily cover other positions, and be called back during emergencies. The role involves exposure to infectious waste, diseases, hazardous chemicals, and other workplace hazards.

Requirements

Current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an RN or LPN/LVN in the state.
Wound care certification.
Nursing degree from an accredited college or university, or graduation from an approved LPN/LVN program.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government personnel, and the public.
Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures, and laws, regulations, and guidelines applicable to long-term care.
Patience, tact, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm, and willingness to handle difficult residents.
Willingness to seek out new methods and principles and incorporate them into nursing practices.
Ability to communicate information concerning a resident’s health.
Ability to move intermittently throughout the workday and cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
Ability to see and hear, or use prosthetics that enable these senses to function adequately for the job.
Ability to function independently and work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
Must meet the facility’s general health requirements, including medical and physical examinations.
Ability to work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and sometimes hostile people.
Ability to lift up to 20 pounds; infrequently lift more weight up to 50 pounds and up to 100 pounds with assistance; push and pull carts and transport residents.
May need to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.

Responsibilities

Evaluate, measure, and stage pressure and vascular ulcers and wounds upon development or within 24 hours of development, admission, or readmission, or on the next scheduled workday.
Coordinate and conduct wound rounds; document findings in medical records and provide summary reports to the Director of Nursing.
Communicate wound status when treatment measures need reevaluation because of non-healing, deterioration, or improvement.
Perform wound treatments and surgical dressings as needed to evaluate wound status or maintain continuity of resident wound management.
Make resident rounds and observe and monitor care provided by nursing assistants and licensed staff.
Provide staff orientation, ongoing guidance, and support related to wound and skin breakdown prevention and management, and infection prevention and control.
Provide periodic individual and group staff education on skin breakdown prevention, wound treatment, and infection control in coordination with Nursing Management and Staff Development.
Review MDS documentation, care plans, and nursing documentation for accuracy as assigned.
Collaborate with the health care team and Interdisciplinary Team to evaluate resident needs, plan and modify care, implement interventions, and assist nursing staff in providing quality care.
Make written and oral reports and recommendations.
Coordinate with other resident services to maintain each resident’s total regimen of care.
Review and assist with updating residents’ written discharge plans as appropriate.
Attend and participate in continuing education programs.
Maintain communication with residents, families, and support departments to plan for residents’ needs.