Wound Care Nurse

PARADIGM HEALTHCARE•El Campo, TX

About The Position

Paradigm Healthcare is seeking an experienced, compassionate, and dedicated Wound Treatment Nurse to join its skilled nursing facility at Paradigm at the Prairies in El Campo, Texas. The nurse provides direct nursing care and helps plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate each resident’s care in accordance with physician orders, applicable regulations, facility policies, and professional nursing judgment. The role includes supporting residents’ wellbeing, dignity, privacy, and continuity of care, and working with other resident services and nursing staff. The position is full-time and day shift.

Requirements

Current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse in Texas.
Associate Degree in Nursing.
Computer literacy, including Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, and internet use.

Nice To Haves

Two years of long-term care experience preferred.
Six months of experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices preferred.
Strong working knowledge of Point Click Care preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct nursing care in accordance with the nurse practice act, federal and state regulations, facility policies and procedures, and prudent nursing judgment.
Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct delivery of residents’ plans of care in accordance with physician orders and applicable rules, regulations, and guidelines.
Know and utilize the facility’s written policies and procedures governing the nursing service department.
Coordinate and communicate nursing services with other resident services to support continuity of residents’ care.
Participate in facility surveys or inspections conducted by authorized government agencies as necessary or directed.
Conduct oneself professionally and in compliance with facility policies.
Protect user ID codes, passwords, and residents’ protected health information, and report suspected or known violations or unauthorized system-access attempts.
Participate in developing, evaluating, revising, and implementing each resident’s plan of care to achieve and maintain the highest practicable level of wellbeing.
Educate residents, families, and caregivers when needed or as directed by Administration or a physician.
Provide prompt emergency support measures, including CPR, in accordance with physician orders, resident and family wishes, advance directives, and facility policies.
Provide care in a kind, gentle, friendly, professional, and courteous manner while respecting residents’ dignity and privacy.
Ensure nursing interventions are performed in a timely manner and explain delays when necessary.
Develop daily work and unit assignments, or assist nursing supervisory staff with these tasks.
Make frequent rounds of the assigned unit to ensure nursing personnel perform their assignments according to acceptable nursing standards.
Submit complaint and grievance reports to the Administrator as required or necessary.
Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, or hazardous chemicals in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
Report known or suspected fraud, abuse, neglect, or misappropriation to the Administrator.
Ensure unattended departmental computer workstations are logged off or protected by the facility’s automatic screensaver.