What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wound Care RN position at Autumn Woods Health Care Facility?
Wound Care RN
7a-3:30pm
Autumn Woods Healthcare Facility is excited to announce our new alliance with MediLodge as their sister facility! We are accepting applications for a Ward Clerk to join our team. See what a career at Autumn Woods can mean for you!
Can you answer YES to the following questions? If so, apply today!
- Are you good at multi-tasking and possess organizational skills?
- Do you enjoy greeting residents and their families while clerically supporting fellow staff members?
- Would you consider yourself to be customer service oriented?
What We Offer You? At Autumn Woods, we understand that our employees work best when they are healthy, happy, and excited about the here and now, as well as the future. For that reason, we offer a wide range of benefits with your well-being in mind, including:
- A Weekly Paycheck to Help You Pay Your Bills on Time
- Flexible Hours to Accommodate Your Work/Life Balance
- Excellent Career Advancement Opportunities That Meet Your Goals
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits for You Your Family
- Employee Benefits Concierge – to Guide You in Maximizing Your Benefits
- Paid Vacation Days with Rollover Option, Sick Time, and Holidays
- 401k Retirement
- Unlimited Referral Bonuses and more!
Thank you for considering a career with us!
Summary:
The Wound Care RN plans, coordinates, and provides total nursing care for residents and provides supervision and guidance to clinical staff members in relation to wound care.
Qualifications:
Education:
- Graduate of accredited RN School of Nursing.
Licenses/Certification:
- Valid RN license in the state employed.
- Valid CPR certification.
Experience:
- Two year of nursing experience preferred.
Essential Functions:
- Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the ostomy care for patients on units.
- Provides advanced clinical guidance to physicians and nursing staff for complex wound drainage, drainage confinement, skin protection, and the prevention of pressure necrosis (skin deterioration and skin loss)
- Develops and conducts educational programs for staff.
- Determines appropriate nursing interventions for identified patient problems, symptoms, and teaching needs.
- Develops a patient care plan and determines the equipment, materials, and resources needed to successfully implement the care plan.
- Selects the stoma (opening) site on the patient prior to surgery, based on the patient's anatomy, activity level, and lifestyle.
- Performs related responsibilities as required.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Skilled in directing and motivating the workforce.
- Ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team.
- Ability to communicate effectively with residents and their family members, and at all levels of the organization.
- Ability to react decisively and quickly in emergency situations.
- Knowledge of training techniques for clinical staff.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
