Wound Care Nurse
Company: Legacy Healthcare
Location: Oak Lawn
Posted on: July 14, 2021
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Job Description:
Summary/Objective
Essential Functions
1. Consults
with Nursing team concerning assessment evaluations and assist in
planning an developing the skin care treatment to be
performed.
2. Initiate
requests for consultation or referral.
3. Examines
the Guest and their records and discriminate between normal and
abnormal findings in order to recognize when to refer the Guest to
a physician for evaluation, supervision or directions.
4. May
act as a Unit Nurse when directed.
5. Provides
supervision to C.N.A’s and all subordinate staff which includes
checking their work to ascertain that assignments have been
completed.
6. Administer
medications within the scope of practice of the R.N. or L.P.N.
Licensure. Maintain a current report of narcotics
received and used.
7. Carry
out direct contemporaneous charting in your shift. Chart detailed
monthly evaluations of each Guest that reflect his/her condition
and progress.
8. Ensure
that Guest care plans are being followed and asses each Guest’s
status in accord with their care plan.
9. Round
with physicians when needed.
10. Must
be knowledgeable of individual care plans and support the care
planning process by reporting specific information and observations
of the Guest’s needs, preferences and report any behavioral
changes.
11. Provide
wound care when needed.
12. Completes
medical records documenting care provided and other information in
accordance with nursing policies while maintaining strict
confidentiality.
13. Assure
that established infection control and standard precaution
practices are maintained when providing care. Follow
established safety precautions when preforming tasks and using
equipment and supplies.
14. Reports
all hazardous conditions, damaged equipment and supply issues to
appropriate persons.
15. Maintains
the comfort, privacy and dignity of Guests/guests and interacts
with them in a manner that displays warmth, respect and promotes a
caring environment.
16. Answer
and respond to call lights promptly and courteously.
17. Assist
with new admissions and re-admissions when directed.
18. Communicates
and interacts effectively and tactfully with Guests/guests,
visitors, families, peers and supervisors.
19. Attend
and participate in departmental meetings and in-services as
directed.
Supervisory Responsibility
Work Environment
Physical Demands Specific
vision abilities required by this job include close vision,
distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception
and ability to adjust focus.
Position Type and Expected Hours of
Work
Travel
Required Education and Experience
1. Graduate
from and accredited nursing program.
2. Current
State License as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical
Nurse
3. C.P.R.
Certified
Preferred Education and Experience
1. 3
years’ experience as an R.N. or L.P.N. in a long term care
setting.
2. One
year experience as a C.N.A.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
1. Knowledge
of Joint commission procedures.
2. Knowledge
of IDPH regulations.
Other Duties
In
keeping with our organization’s goal of improving the lives of the
Guests we serve, the Treatment Nurse plays a critical role in
providing superior customer service and nursing care to all Guests.
The Treatment Nurse is responsible for performing skin treatments
for all guests under their care. This position will
obtain treatment orders from attending physicians and assist with
modifying the treatment regimen in accordance with established
policies and procedures. The Treatment Nurse will
provide supervision of staff and will safeguard the health, safety
and welfare of all Guests under their care by following applicable
laws, regulations, and established nursing policies and
procedures.
Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
This
position has direct supervisor responsibilities for Certified Nurse
Aides and other personnel assigned.
This
job operates in a health care setting. This role requires regular
walking to various locations around the facility while pulling or
pushing carts. This position works mostly in the Guest
care areas as well as in occasional outside weather
conditions. This role may also come into contact with
patients who may have contagious illnesses.
while
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to talk and hear. This
position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending,
kneeling, and stooping on a regular basis. The employee must be
able to lift and move items and patients weighing at least 75
pounds.
This
position is part of a health care facility that is open 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year. Rotating shifts as well as holiday and
work during inclement weather will be required.
No
travel is expected for this position.
Please
note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a
comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities
that are required of the employee for their job. Duties,
responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or
without notice.
Keywords: Legacy Healthcare, Oak Lawn , Wound Care Nurse, Other , Oak Lawn, Illinois
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