Wound Nurse LPN/RN

COMMONWEALTH CARE OF ROANOKE • Hopewell, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The wound care nurse provides wound care for patients using acceptable wound care and management standards of practice.

Requirements

• Current nursing license in good standing with the Virginia Department of Health Professions.
• Certification as a wound care nurse, mandatory.
• Clinical knowledge and skills necessary to provide wound care treatment and preventive measures.
• Excellent customer service and leadership skills.
• Current CPR Healthcare Provider certification.

Responsibilities

• Reviews all patient admission assessments to ensure skin risk assessments have been completed and appropriate interventions implemented.
• Completes a body assessment on each new patient admission, implementing any new preventive or treatment interventions as indicated by the assessment.
• Reviews PCC Dashboard daily for new skin area and ensures areas have been assessed by a nurse, and appropriate prevention and treatment interventions have been implemented.
• Partners with nursing leadership to ensure body audit and Braden Scale Assessments are completed as scheduled and appropriate nursing follow-up has been implemented.
• Measures all wounds weekly.
• Initiates and performs wound care following center protocols and physician orders.
• Completes accurate and timely documentation of wound and skin assessments according to center policies, but no later than weekly.
• Communicates regularly with patients and families to update on wound and skin conditions, reporting any new wounds or skin areas found.
• Implements physician orders for any new treatment and/or prevention orders received.
• Ensures wound care plans are implemented and updated in a timely manner to accurately reflect the patient’s condition and needs.
• Collaborates with MDS Coordinators to ensure supporting documentation is available for accurate coding.
• Participates in the weekly At-Risk meeting to ensure appropriate interventions and/or treatments for any patient identified at risk for compromised skin integrity is/are implemented.
• Participates in the QAA committee and reports wound trends monthly and/or quarterly, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team in quality improvement activities.
• Participates in the daily clinical leadership and department director meetings according to CCR protocols.
• Participates in CNA education for alterations in skin integrity identification and wound care prevention.
• Participates in nursing education and orientation for prevention and treatment practices.
• Keeps current professional standards of practice for wound care prevention and treatment.
• Attends periodic professional meeting and training opportunities offsite for ongoing education.
• Rounds with wound care physician, physician extender and/or other Center leadership to assess in-house wounds and revise plans of care accordingly.
• Collaborates with nursing leadership and medical supply coordinator at least monthly to assess support surface usage, evaluate ongoing need for continued use and accuracy of wound care supplies/charges.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed