Wound Care-LPN

Job Summary:

The Wound Nurse is responsible for providing wound care to residents in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards and regulations, as required by the Director of Nursing Services designee.

• Evaluates, measures, and stages all pressure/vascular ulcers and wounds within 24 hours of development, admission, readmission, or the next scheduled workday.
• Coordinates and conducts wound rounds, completes documentation in the medical record, and provides a summary report to the Director of Nursing.
• Communicates the status of wounds when treatment measures require re‑evaluation due to non‑healing, deterioration, or improvement.
• Performs wound treatments/surgical dressings as needed and evaluates current status to provide continuity with resident wound management.
• Makes resident rounds, observes and monitors care rendered by nursing assistants and licensed staff; provides staff with orientation training and ongoing guidance related to wound and skin breakdown prevention and management and infection prevention/control.
• Provides ongoing and periodic individual and group staff education regarding skin breakdown prevention, wound treatment measures and infection control in concert with Nursing Management and Staff Development.
• Reviews MDS documentation, care plans, and nursing documentation for accuracy as assigned.
• Works as part of the healthcare team to evaluate resident needs, plan and modify care with the interdisciplinary team, participates in implementation of interventions, and assists other licensed nurses and nursing assistants to provide optimal quality care and services.

• Current PT License
• CPR/BLS Certification
• Finger Print card