ADON

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

8AM-5PM

* Full-time employees are eligible for benefits*

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

We believe that nursing is a work of the heart. To provide the best resident care, we promote a culture that is both employee and patient based. We build on trust, compassion and strong communication. We reward our employees with competitive wages, raises and bonuses. Come for the job but stay for the challenge! Don't be a stranger, come apply today!

• Current LVN/LPN license in practicing state.
• Current BLS/CPR certification or willingness to acquire one.
• Experience in nursing management is preferred but not required.

• Follows established procedures for charting and incident reporting.
• Experience in treating wounds/woundcare.
• Follows company procedures for narcotic counting, pharmacy orders, and restraint reduction.
• Documents any change in patient's conditions including but not limited to nutritional problems, infections, skin conditions, weight loss or any other noticeable changes.
• Performs resident skin assessments, obtains treatment orders, administers treatment as ordered, and documents appropriately to ensure that resident skin integrity is improved and/or maintained.
• Documents findings appropriately and contacts physician to make recommendations for new or revised treatment orders; monitors the progress of wound healing and makes recommendations for changes as appropriate.
• Maintains records of pressure ulcers and skin alterations including risk assessment, prevention and minimizing activities; performs and records weekly pressure ulcer assessment and measurement documentation; identifies and maintains effective methods to gather pressure ulcer and skin alteration related information; calculates weekly and monthly pressure ulcer rates.
• Investigates and identifies center practices and risk minimizing measures, including accurate completion of Braden risk scales on admission, implementation of preventive interventions.
• Monitors timely implementation of preventive interventions for at risk residents, including new admissions, individuals with skin alterations and individuals at risk for development of skin alterations.
• Educates newly hired nursing staff on Skin Practice Guide requirements and Skin Resource Library including wound assessments, preventive interventions, care planning, treatment selection options, documentation requirements and education resources available.
• Evaluates availability of needed supplies for wound care and coordinates ordering with central supply.
• Assists the Director of Nursing and medical director with case review for center acquired pressure ulcers.
• Monitors changes in state and federal regulations and current industry-standard practices; keeps current with industry trends through ongoing specialized education in the area of skin and wound management.
• Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for identification, placement, and monitoring of patients in the appropriate programs.
• Documents and notifies applicable departments of any patient’s room changes, LOA, new admits, or discharges.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Cypress Springs Wellness and Rehab Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.