A Registered Nurse provides medical care and treatment, educates patients about their conditions, and provides emotional support to patients and families. Works in hospitals, schools, clinics or community health centers. Works under the supervision of a physician or other specialist, and serves as the primary point of care for patients in a hospital setting. May specialize in emergency room work, or treatment for a particular condition, or specialize in working with infants, the elderly or other patient groups. May work as an advanced practice specialists and prescribe medications in addition to offering specialty care.
Previous experience in a Long Term Care Facility. Knowledge of Wound Care practices. New York State Licensed. Professional Nurse, minimum of Bachelor's Degree, MDS Knowledge, Wound and Infection Control knowledge, Care Planning and Assessment knowledge
RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO WOUND CARE
1. Supervises, monitors, and directs the activities of all nursing personnel to ensure the provision of wound care to the residents of facility. 2. Assesses residents to determine their risk factors for contractures, skin breakdown and deterioration in ADL's in order to develop a nursing rehab plan of care. 3. Monitors the effectiveness of the plan of care through direct observations of care rendered and through weekly wound rounds/ reassessment. 4. Develops a plan of care for each resident with a current pressure sore, or evaluated as high risk for the development of pressure sores. 5. Provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and the interdisciplinary team in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting. 6. Coordinates and performs physician-ordered patient wound care following the wound care guidelines. 7. Active role in identifying and addressing quality issues pertaining to development, prevention of wounds, and implementing corrective action and plans as necessary. 8. Supports and maintains Nursing Services objectives and standards pertaining to Wound Care 9. Completes Wound care, positioning audits, analysis of trends, etc. as assigned by the Quality Assessment and Assurance Coordinator. 10. Maintains current list of residents with wounds and their treatments. 11. Monitors EMR dashboard's "Alerts" pertaining to Wound Assessments.
RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO RESTORATIVE NURSING 1.
Refers any deterioration/improvement in ADL's/cognition to the MDS Coordinator for assessment of a significant change. 2. Assesses all residents upon admission/readmission in order to ascertain their status related to ambulation, range of motion, bed mobility and transferring, eating, toileting skills and use of adaptive devices. 3. Assesses residents who have been discharged from restorative/maintenance rehab therapy in order to continue with their achieved skills on the nursing units. 4. Works in close coordination with Rehab Services in order to ensure a continuum of therapy's goals are carried out on the nursing units. 5. In-services nursing caregivers each resident's specific nursing rehab needs. 6. Ensures nursing meets the positioning needs of resident's not able to position themselves in bed and in chairs. 7. Recognizes a resident's need for adaptive/assistive devices, positioning devices, ambulation devices, etc and refer to the applicable therapist. 8. Assists in the development of a toileting schedule for new admissions based on their contingency level. 9. Assists in the development of a feeding program for applicable residents. 10. Completes audits as assigned by the Quality Assessment and Assurance Coordinator. 11. Maintains current list of residents who require the use of restraints as well as ensuring periodic evaluations of residents who were restrained. 12. Participates in all conferences and meetings. 13. Monitors compliance to the nursing rehab activities performed by the Certified Nursing Assistants (i.e., ROM, FAP, etc.). 14. Monitors EMR dashboard's "Alerts" pertaining to nursing restorative programs. 15. Keeps statistical data of restraints use, restorative nursing rehab programs, devices, etc. 16. Performs any and such duties related to the effective and efficient operation of the institution as may be assigned by the Nursing Services Administration Staff We are
EOE IND1
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$115,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Paid time off Vision insurance
