What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wound Care Director - Buckhead position at Nurse Care of Buckhead?
-Sign on Bonus paid over 6 month increments for full-time
-Referral Bonus
Nurse
Care of Buckhead Wound Care Director
Nurse
Care of Buckhead is currently seeking a qualified RN/LPN Wound Care
Director. The Wound Care Service Director directs the program
and staff of the wound care program under the supervision of the Director of
Nursing. The Job description/responsibilities include but not limited to the
following:
- Provide skin care to residents with an emphasis on prevention
and treatment of skin disorders.
- Identifies, plans, implements, and evaluates skin care in residents.
- Identifies, manages, and treats specific skin disorders.
- Performs an assessment evaluation using techniques including
observation, and inspection.
- Confers with the Care Planning Team in the development of the
care plan while ensuring that wound care treatments/interventions are care
planned.
- Provides treatment for skin disorders within established
wound care protocol.
- Monitors the use of preventive measures such as inspection,
turning and positioning.
- Assists in modifying the treatment regimen to meet the needs
of the resident, in accordance with established medical practices, the
regulatory guidelines and the policies and goals of this facility.
- Provides information to resident and caregivers on prevention
techniques and other ways to maintain or improve the general health and
psychosocial status of the resident.
- Round weekly with wound care Physician
- Participate in an on-call rotation every
5-6 weeks.
- Update and report weekly Wound report.
- Provide as needed education to staff on
wound prevention.
Wound Care Director
Qualifications:
Current
Georgia RN/LPN license. 2-year experience in LTC nursing preferred.
Experience
in skin care preferred.
Wound
Care certification preferred and/or to be obtained within the first 6
months of employment
