What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wound Nurse (RN) position at Southland Health Care Center?
Southland Health Care Center has a wonderful opportunity for anyone who is passionate about the nursing and wound care!! Come Join our family of dedicated professionals! Southland is located just off of downtown Florence and is a 88 bed skilled nursing facility.
This position is responsible for pressure sore and wound monitoring, evaluating, assessing and documentation. This position requires the ability to routinely care for the elderly and to supervise and educate nurses and to exercise judgment on various patient care matters.
Wound Care Nurse RN (Registered Nurse) Responsibilities:
- Provides physician ordered wound care/treatment to all residents.
- Documents information pertinent to the wounds: size, depth, observations, response to treatment and description of wound.
- Communicates and updates staff and the Interdisciplinary Team, as required. May be required to hold weekly wound assessment meeting.
- Should be familiar with Point Click Care.
- May be required to transfer or assist to transfer residents as needed.
- Stocks and prepares medication/treatment cart for rounds.
- May be required to assist physicians on rounds.
- May be required to complete assessment forms.
- Required to assess and track all wounds for Quality Assurance purposes.
- May need to notify physician to report a change in condition of a resident.
- Completes weekly resident audits.
- Assists nurses on units when requested.
- Provides any other nursing duties deemed appropriate by a supervisor.
- Do all things necessary for the resident’s health, safety and welfare.
- All other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Wound Care Nurse RN (Registered Nurse) Responsibilities:
- Six months prior experience as a nurse in a long-term care facility.
- Must hold a current license in the State of South Carolina as a Registered Nurse
