Marketing Title
Wound Care Licensed Nurse LVN LPN
PS Req No
00745925
Category
Clinical
Location
Downtown Health and Rehabilitation Center - Fort Worth, TX 76104 US (Primary)
Travel
Incentives
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Downtown Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Worth, TX is a 161-bed center offering a variety of individualized, health care services for our patients and residents. We are seeking a qualified and committed team member to join our efforts in providing quality care in all aspects of the patient journey. Please consider the following team member opportunity and apply today!
Job Description
The Wound Care Nurse is responsible for assessing skin alterations, developing plans of care, implementing orders and treatments, and evaluating progress of specialized skin and wound conditions. The Wound Care Nurse evaluates new admissions, participates in weekly wound team rounds, documents status, insures notification of physician and family of changes, and provides education to nursing staff. The Wound Care Nurse identifies wound types, analyzes trends, which will ensure that patient's needs are met in accordance with professional standards of practice through physician orders, center policies and procedures, and federal, state and local guidelines.
Wound care certification is preferred. Prior wound care experience is required.
• Assesses patients by physical examination including pertinent diagnostic testing to determine health status.
• Administers medications and treatments.
• Participates in the care planning process and oversees implementation of the plan.
• Supervises certified nursing assistants.
• Communicates with physicians regarding changes in conditions, diagnostic test results, etc.
• Documents assessments and care in compliance with standards of care and company policy.
• Educates patients and their families on health-related issues.
• Conduct comprehensive wound consultations including; detailed wound assessments and recommendations for interventions and care planning.
• Conduct wound assessments for resident and complete all associated documentation, tracking and care planning activities.
• Ongoing monitoring of all assigned resident with wounds.
• Assess resident/caregivers knowledge of wound prevention and treatment. Provide resident/ caregiver with wound prevention / treatment education as needed.
ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS
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Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
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Valid State licensure as an LPN/LVN.
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Current CPR certification.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.