Wound Care Director

• Provide skin care to residents with an emphasis on prevention and treatment of skin disorders.

• Identifies, plans, implements, and evaluates skin care in residents.

• Identifies, manages, and treats specific skin disorders.

• Performs an assessment evaluation using techniques including observation, and inspection.

• Confers with the Care Planning Team in the development of the care plan while ensuring that wound care treatments/interventions are care planned.

• Provides treatment for skin disorders within established wound care protocol.

• Monitors the use of preventive measures such as inspection, turning and positioning.

• Assists in modifying the treatment regimen to meet the needs of the resident, in accordance with established medical practices, the regulatory guidelines and the policies and goals of this facility.

• Provides information to resident and caregivers on prevention techniques and other ways to maintain or improve the general health and psychosocial status of the resident.

• Round weekly with wound care Physician

• Participate in an on-call rotation every 5-6 weeks.

• Update and report weekly Wound report.

• Provide as needed education to staff on wound prevention.

Wound Care Director

Qualifications:

Current Georgia RN/LPN license. 2-year experience in LTC nursing preferred.
Experience in skin care preferred.
Wound Care certification preferred and/or to be obtained within the first 6 months of employment.