Wound Care Nurse-University Skilled Nursing Facility
Location Overview: This position is located at our University Crossing location, Joint Commission certified, three-story, 82,000 square-foot facility with 111 beds, serving patients with both short and long-term rehabilitation needs.
If you are passionate about serving patients with a goal to provide the best care possible and an excellent patient experience, we invite you to join our award-winning, innovative organization.
Full-Time Shift
$5,000 Sign on Bonus
Location: 6210 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville FL 32216
Position Summary: Responsible for the management of patients with skin conditions.
Responsibilities:
* Completes wound care assessments, develops appropriate plans of care, and initiates wound care regimens.
* Conducts wound rounds per hospital policy.
* Maintains a current list of patients with skin care needs.
* Renders direct care to wound care patients as time permits (pressure ulcers, vacs and ostomy patients).
* Ensures that all photos are taken on admission and on a weekly basis.
* Assists bedside nurses with complex wound treatments.
* Updates wound protocols according to evidence-based literature.
* Follows appropriate universal precautions during the delivery of care.
* Uses proper lifting and body mechanics during delivery of care.
* Administers wound care medications per hospital policy and licensure regulations and completing the appropriate documentation.
* Learns new practices, services, regulations programs and shares responsibility for gaps in product, practice or regulatory knowledge.
* Networks with hospital staff and peer-level staff to share best practices.
* Organizes, plans, and manages time effectively and performs essential functions.
* Successfully completes all assigned training and annual skills competency as determined by the hospital, based on responsibilities, specialized equipment , high risk/problem prone/or low volume procedures including but not limited to emergency response techniques.
* Coordinates biannual Incidence and Prevalence studies for pressure ulcers.
* Participates in shared governance quality and safety council.
* Considers patient/customer comfort and need to control when planning and delivering patient care.
* Promptly responds to the needs of patient, families, staff and physicians.
* Demonstrates commitment to superior customer experiences with a service oriented attitude.
* Respects and considers patient/family preferences, goals and privacy when planning/delivering care.
* Builds strong relationship with coworkers and other staff, recognizing individual talents and perspectives.
* Assumes full patient assignment if deemed necessary.
* Provides clinical education and training to enhance wound care skills of the bedside nurses staffing monthly time slots in the SIM lab.
* Coordinates weekly wound visits and stages pressure injuries.
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- Rate: Not Specified
- Location: Jacksonville, US-FL
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Medical
- Recruiter: Brooks Rehabilitation
- Contact: Not Specified
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- Reference: 6528
- Posted: 2024-09-05 08:17:22 -
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