Wound Care Nurse

Patriot Rehab and Wellness is looking for a Wound Care Nurse to come and join out team. We offer great benefits and a great environment to work with.

Wound Care is to be clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients/residents through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation. Effectively interacts with patients/residents, family members, responsible party and other health team members, while maintaining standards of professional nursing. The Wound Care Nurse plans, supervises and evaluates care of each patient/resident. The Wound Care Nurse specializes in the proper management of wound care by treating and monitoring wounds that are the result of disease, injury, or medical treatments.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assessment: Performs assessments on patients/residents and reassessments as per policy.

• Planning/Implementation/Evaluation: Develops and implements appropriate plan of care based on assessment and diagnosis tailored to meet each individual’s needs (physical, cultural and psychosocial), evaluates plan of care and makes necessary changes, works to meet individual patient/resident needs.

• Medication Administration: Demonstrates knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient/resident and their clinical condition. Evaluates patient/resident responses to medications.

• Patient/Resident/Family Education: Plans for and provides patient/resident, family and caregiver education, identifies learning needs, clearly communicates information and documents patient/resident response to education.

• Documentation: Documents according to current standards and policies.

• Heal various types of wounds, including surgical openings, ulcers, bed sores, feeding tube sites, and abscesses.

• Access the wounds, create and implement treatment plans, monitor infections and signs of various infections, and clean wounds.

• Discharge Planning: Plans for patient/resident discharge, anticipates and plans for long-term and/or short-term patient/resident needs, collaborates with the discharge planner when appropriate and assesses the patient/resident prior to discharge.

• Delegation/Collaboration: Delegates and collaborates in providing patient/resident care according to licensure and skill levels, follows up to ensure success.

• Other duties as assigned.

Pay: $26.00 - $30.00 per hour

Expected hours: 12 – 16 per week

Medical Specialty:

• Geriatrics
• Wound Care

Physical Setting:

• Long term care

Work Location: In person

Salary : $26 - $30