What are the responsibilities and job description for the TREATMENT NURSE - SHORELAND HEALTHCARE CENTER position at Liberty Health?
Liberty Cares with Compassion
At Liberty Healthcare and Rehabilitation Services, we promote a challenging, but rewarding opportunity in a caring environment.
We are currently seeking an experienced:
TREATMENT NURSE (RN/LPN)
Full Time, Days
JOB SUMMARY:
- Complete head to toe assessments on all new admissions and re-admissions to ensure all skin areas were identified by the admitting nurse with treatment orders written.
- Ensure preventative measures are put in place, such as (specialty mattresses, positioning equipment, therapy referrals, turning and positioning, nutritional referrals)
- Ensure the resident’s attending physician is informed of wound condition on an ongoing basis.
- Ensure residents and their Responsible parties are informed of wound conditions on an ongoing basis.
- Provide skin treatments for residents as ordered.
- Ensure documentation is current on pressure and non-pressure wounds.
- Participate in wound meetings and other departmental meetings and in-services as directed.
- Answer and respond to call lights promptly and courteously.
- Maintains comfort, privacy, and dignity of residents and interacts with them with respect and promotes a caring environment.
- Adheres to infection control and standard precaution practices are maintained when providing care.
- Administer medications with the scope of practice of RN or LPN licensure.
- Assist with other duties as assigned within the scope of practice.
- Other job duties as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be a high school graduate.
- Must be a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse, graduated from an accredited School of Nursing.
- Must have a current, valid LPN or RN license from the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
- Must be willing to perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing.
- Must be dependable, flexible, and able to work and cooperate well with all nursing personnel, other departments and have understanding, patience, and tact in working with patients, families, doctors, and others.
- Must have ability to make decisions regarding nursing problems.
- Must be able to teach, instruct and direct orientation, continuing education, in-services as needed.
- Must read, know, and follow personnel, department and Facility policies and procedures and adhere to local, state, and federal requirements.
- Must have working knowledge of the rules and regulations related to Long Term Care.
- Must have neat professional appearance at all times.
- Must demonstrate understanding of staging wounds
Visit www.libertycareers.com for more information.
Background checks/drug-free workplace.
EOE.
