Wound Care Treatment Nurse

Job Description

The Treatment Nurse is responsible for assessing skin alterations, developing plans of care, implementing orders and treatments, and evaluating progress of specialized skin and wound conditions. The Wound Care Nurse evaluates new admissions, participates in weekly wound team rounds, documents status, ensures notification of physician and family of changes, and provides education to nursing staff. The Wound Care Nurse identifies wound types, analyzes trends, ensuring that patient’s needs are met in accordance with professional standards of practice through physician orders, center policies and procedures, and federal, state and local guidelines.

Wound care certification is preferred. Prior wound care experience is required.

• Assesses patients by physical examination including pertinent diagnostic testing to determine health status.
• Administers medications and treatments.
• Participates in the care planning process and oversees implementation of the plan.
• Supervises LPNs and nursing assistants.
• Communicates with physicians regarding changes in conditions, diagnostic test results, et al.
• Documents assessments and care in compliance with standards of care and company policy.
• Educates patients and their families on health-related issues.
• Conducts comprehensive wound consultations including detailed wound assessments and recommendations for interventions and care planning.
• Conducts wound assessments for residents and completes all associated documentation, tracking and care planning activities.
• Ongoing monitoring of all assigned residents with wounds.
• Assesses resident/caregiver knowledge of wound prevention and treatment and provides education as needed.

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
• Valid State Nursing licensure is required. RN preferred.
• Current CPR certification.