Wound Care Coordinator; RN

Now Hiring:
Wound Care Nurse at Century Center for Rehabilitation and Healing We’re seeking a dedicated Wound Care Nurse to join our team!
Shifts Available: Saturday & Sunday, 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Century Center for Rehabilitation and Healing is an 88-bed skilled nursing facility with private and semi-private rooms located in Century, Florida. Our focus is quality care in a supportive and friendly environment. Our facility offers a wide range of amenities, specializing in short-stay rehabilitation and long-term care. At Century Center, we believe in focusing on key initiatives to improve the quality of life, medical care, and outcomes for everyone.

If you are looking to join a caring and supportive team, we would love to meet you!

6020 Industrial Boulevard
Century, FL 32535

• Daily Pay – Work today, get paid today!
• Health Insurance – through Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Flexible Scheduling
• Direct Deposit
• Opportunities for Overtime
• Doctegrity – 24/7 telemedicine access for employees and families
• Wonderschool – Support for child care and early education options
• Panda Perks & Benefits – Financial wellness tools, employee discounts, and more
• Comfortable Staffing Ratios
• A Supportive Team Environment – where everyone is treated with respect, dignity, and compassion
• Proud Partner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – join the spirited KARE KREWE of Century!

The purpose of the Wound Care Nurse position is to support the nursing department and facility-wide directives through specialized focus on Wound Care Specialist (WCS). This job description is not an all-inclusive list of essential functions for the job described, but rather a general description of some of the responsibilities necessary to carry out the duties of this position.

• Facilitates the operation of the facility Infection Prevention/Control Program and supports continuous quality improvement.
• Supports the facility and medical staff, departments and teams including guidance, training, technical support, celebrating successes and continued learning related to infection prevention.
• Chairs the Infection Prevention/Control Committee and as a member of other committees as assigned.
• Compiles and submits data related to Infection Prevention.
• Supports facility Quality Improvement activities with data support, analysis, and internal consulting.
• Monitors and maintains current knowledge of key facility accrediting and regulatory agencies indicators/standards.
• Develops policies and procedures that support infection prevention and control.
• Consults with CNO and LTC DON and non-clinical managers to ensure infection prevention and control measures are followed.
• Identifies, investigates, and reports health care associated infections among patients and personnel through ongoing surveillance.
• Maintains logs with infection surveillance data.
• Maintains current knowledge of CDC guidelines and recommendations for infection prevention/control and definitions of health care associated infections.
• Calculates infection rates using the CDC’s recommended denominator data, prepares, and presents reports to Infection Control Committee.
• Responsible for providing Infection Prevention orientation and other in-service programs related to infection prevention and control for the facility.
• Collaborates with HR and provides direction regarding employee health issues such as exposures, vaccines, or vaccine-preventable diseases, communicable diseases and other infection prevention/control related issues involving facility employees.
• Makes recommendations regarding real or potential problems/improvement opportunities, including desirable approaches for resolution.
• Collaborates and reports to appropriate agencies/regulatory organizations.
• Follows the standards set by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

The Wound Care Nurse coordinates treatment to provide comprehensive wound assessments and plan of care including goals, implementation of treatment, evaluation, and outcomes for patients…