Wound Care Nurse
Company: Skilled Nursing Facility
Location: Hoffman Estates
Posted on: May 14, 2022
Job Description:
SUMMARY: The Wound Nurse is responsible for providing primary
skin care to residents under the medical direction and supervisor
of the residents' attending physician, the Director of Nursing, or
the Medical Director of the facility, with an emphasis on treatment
and therapy of skin disorders.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Confer with the Director of Nursing and/or other licensed
nursing personnel regarding the dermatologic disorders of residents
in the facility
- Examine the resident and his/her records and charts, and
discriminate between normal and abnormal findings, in order to
recognize when to refer the resident to a physician for evaluation,
supervision, or directions
- Provide assessment and diagnostic services to residents.
Perform an assessment evaluation using techniques including
observation, inspection, and palpation
- Initiate requests for consultation or referral. Respond to
requests from the resident, physician, or nursing staff
- Identify, manage, and treat specific skin disorders and primary
and secondary lesions, such as skin abrasions, foot problems such
as corns and callouses, decubitus ulcers, bacterial, parasitic and
viral skin infections, scaling popular diseases, and benign
tumors
- Assist in resident rehabilitation activities. Where require,
perform range of motion, assist in ambulation, provide emotional
support. Monitor the results of physical therapy activities.
- Provide preventative health care services. Make recommendations
to the resident concerning nutrition, prevention of common skin
disorders, etc.,
- Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the attending
physician, Medical Director, or the DON concerning the status and
care of the residents
- Implement and maintain established policies and procedures
relative to skRN/LPNin care treatments. Interpret these to the
physician, resident family members, and public as appropriate
- Performs other duties as assignedQUALIFICATIONS: To perform
this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- LPN/RN with current unencumbered state licensure.
- Wound Certification from accredited institution preferred.
- Must have current CPR certification.
- Must have, as a minimum, two (2) years of experience as an
LPN/RNPHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands are representative of
those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.
- Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday
- Must be able to speak and write the English language
- Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of
the position
- Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25
pounds to a height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move,
and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50
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Keywords: Skilled Nursing Facility, Hoffman Estates , Wound Care Nurse, Healthcare , Hoffman Estates, Illinois
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