What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wound Care Nurse LPN position at Westland a Villa Center?
Westland a Villa Center -
Weekends Only
Westland, A Villa Center is seeking a Wound Care Nurse LPN to join their team! As a Wound Care Nurse LPN, you will provide each resident with routine daily nursing care and services in accordance with each resident’s assessments and care plan and as may be directed by management. This distinctive role will specialize in the care of patients with wounds, ostomies, or continence disorders.
Wound Care Nurse LPN Duties and Responsibilities :
- Works with patients who have gastrointestinal stomas for feeding tubes or colostomy bags, skin ulcers, drains, surgical incisions, or pressure sores.
- Evaluates & Provides treatment protocols to ward off skin irritation and infection for wounds that may not heal well, because of other medical problems, such as diabetes or poor circulation.
- Performs administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary.
- Implements standards of nursing practice in infection prevention reviewing and revising as necessary to reflect changes in nursing practice and resident population.
- Assists with the provision of nursing services 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week.
- Provides licensed care to assigned residents as ordered by physician and in accordance with facility, federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations
- Charts nurses notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided as well as the resident’s response to the care.
- Monitors and directs non-licensed ancillary services as deemed necessary to meet professional standards and maintain the highest practicable level of resident care
- Communicate / report information to residents, resident families, physicians, guardians, governmental agencies, and facility personnel as required by facility policy and State / Federal guidelines.
- Follows and adheres to company policies and procedures regarding HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability) compliance.
- All other duties, as assigned.
Wound Care Nurse LPN Qualifications and Skills :
Wound Care Nurse LPN Education and Experience :
Physical Requirements :
Villa Healthcare Benefits :
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SHARED CODE OF CONDUCT :
B.E.T.T.E.R. is Villa’s Service Excellence Code of Conduct. Becoming a member of the Villa Team includes upholding Villa’s B.E.T.T.E.R. standards every day. B e Welcoming to All, E stablish a Relationship, T rust & respect, T eamwork, E ngage & Communicate & R ecognize.
Villa Healthcare Facilities are Equal Opportunity Employers and do not discriminate based on any protected right such as race, color, nationality, gender, age, disability or any protected applicable right under the National Labor Relations Act.
Salary : $225
