Wound Care Treatment Nurse

Wound Care Treatment Nurse

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Responsible to provide direct nursing care to the customer and supervise day-to-day nursing activities performed by the nursing assistants, ensuring adherence to federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, regulations, and facility policies to maintain the highest level of quality care.

• Current, unencumbered license to practice as RN or LPN in the State of Illinois.
• Current CPR certificate or become certified within two weeks of employment.
• Knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures.
• Interest and/or knowledge in care of the aged.
• Able to read, write, and speak English in an understandable manner.
• Independent decision‑making ability when circumstances warrant such action.
• Ability to deal tactfully with customers, family members, visitors, personnel, government agencies, and the general public.
• Leadership and supervisory ability and willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
• Personable, enthusiastic, and resourceful.

• Intermittently move throughout the workday.
• Coping with mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Maintain sight/hearing ability or use prosthetics to enable adequate function.
• Function independently, have flexibility, personal integrity, and work effectively with customers, family, personnel, and support agencies.
• Good general health and emotional stability.
• Relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people.
• Lift, push, pull, and move equipment, supplies, and customers in excess of 50 pounds throughout the day.
• Subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, including HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.

• Supports and adjusts as directed by appropriate authority across floors, customers, workloads, and multiple tasks as assigned.
• Plans, develops, organizes, implements, evaluates, and directs nursing procedures and protocols in accordance with established policies.
• Directly supervises and instructs nursing staff to promote job knowledge and adherence to departmental policies.
• Develops written plans of care identifying customer problems/needs.
• Attends and actively participates in customer care conference as directed.
• Reports concerns or complaints from customers or families to the Administrator.
• Counsel and discipline nursing personnel as necessary.
• Conducts daily rounds ensuring personnel perform required duties and procedures are followed; makes physical rounds to all customers daily and with physicians as needed.
• Creates and maintains a warm, personal, and calm environment throughout the department.
• Participates in continuing education programs.
• Recommends equipment and supplies to the Director of Nursing.
• Places orders for medications and treatments following established budgetary guidelines.
• Utilizes PCC 24-hour summary for recommendations related to customer care needs.
• Fills out complete accident/incident reports.
• Encourages attending physicians to review treatment plans and sign orders.
• Charts nurses’ notes describing care provided and customer response.
• Completes required assessments upon customer admission, transfer, and discharge.
• Receives telephone orders, records on Physician’s Order Form and POS.
• Records new or changed diet orders; forwards information to the Dietary Department.
• Performs routine charting duties per charting and documentation policies.
• Handles admission, discharge, and transfer processes.
• Prepares and administers medications and treatments as ordered by the physician.
• Reviews medication record for completeness, accuracy, and adherence to stop order policies.
• Administers professional services such as catheterization, tube feedings, suction, dressing/bandage changes, colostomy and drainage bag care, and end-of-life care as required.
• Participates in orientation of new customers/family to the facility.
• Arranges diagnostic and therapeutic services as ordered by the physician.
• Notifies attending physicians and families of changes in customer condition.
• Obtains sputum, urine, and other lab tests as ordered.
• Takes and records TPRs, blood pressures, accuchecks, etc., as necessary.
• Contacts the customer’s physician for assessments, medication orders, incident reporting, abnormal lab or X-ray results, and other pertinent matters.
• Ensures nurses’ notes and monthly summaries reflect the care plan.
• Attends staff meetings as directed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Time
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement/Pension Plan
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance

Entry level

Full-time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care