What are the responsibilities and job description for the RGN - Staff Nurse position at Wesleyan Health and Rehabilitation?
Make a Difference in the Lives of Others
Ossian Health and Rehabilitation Center is a dynamic work environment where talented and committed team members come together to make a positive impact on the lives of our residents. Each employee plays a vital role in helping our residents reach and maintain their highest functional abilities.
Becoming a Registered Nurse at Ossian Health and Rehabilitation Center offers numerous benefits, including:
- Competitive starting wage with additional pay for experience
- $1,000 new employee referral program
- Sign-on bonus up to $10,000 (full-time)
- Paid life insurance
- 401k opportunities after your first year
- DailyPay: get paid today
- Monthly Celebrations and recognitions
- Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
We are excited to introduce new and improved benefits for 2024, which include:
- $5,000 Tuition Reimbursement Per Year
- Quarterly Attendance Bonus Program
Job Responsibilities
The Wound Care Nurse is responsible for overseeing our facility's infection prevention and control program (IPCP) and wound prevention program. This includes creating a system to prevent, identify, report, investigate, and control infections, skin breakdown, and communicable diseases among residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and contractors. The nurse must follow standard and transmission-based precautions to prevent the spread of infections.
The key responsibilities include:
- Creating a system for recording incidents identified under the IPCP and documenting corrective actions taken by the facility
- Partnering with facility leaders, physicians, and local, state, and national agencies on activities related to infection prevention
- Conducting outbreak investigations and reporting possible incidents to local, state, or national agencies as required
- Reviewing new residents and completing initial skin assessments, assessing treatment plans, and implementing a new Braden scale with preventive interventions when necessary
- Obtaining weekly wound measurements and documenting assessment findings, including date, location, stage, length, width, and depth of the wound, color of the wound, surrounding tissue, drainage, and wound healing progress for pressure ulcers and all other ulcers/wounds
- Making daily rounds to observe and monitor that prevention interventions are implemented
- Monitoring for good infection control techniques during dressing changes and conducting rounds with other nurses to observe
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you will need to possess:
- A valid RN or LPN license in good standing according to State and Federal requirements
- A thorough understanding of safe effective nursing practices within the State of Indiana
- Basic computer knowledge and skills
- A passion for caring for people
- Personal integrity and the ability to deal tactfully with residents, family members, visitors, government agencies, and other personnel
- The ability to maintain confidentiality and stay within Compliance and HIPAA guidelines
- Knowledge of personal computers, Word, Excel, and office machines such as fax and copying machines
Salary : $1,000
