Wound Care/Rehab Nurse

Wound Care/Rehab | SNF RN

Required Experience:

Direct wound care experience and responsibilities within an SNF, rehabilitation setting

Current skilled nursing, nursing home, long-term care, subacute rehabilitation or post-acute care experience

Experience and knowledge completing skin assessments and wound rounds

Knowledge of pressure injury staging, prevention, treatment and documentation

Management of treatment plans

Monitoring wound-healing progress

Must be familiar and comfortable with NYSDOH survey readiness and regulatory requirements

Valid NY State RN license

WCC, WOCN, CWCN or related wound care certification

Ostomy care

Infection prevention

Surgical, diabetic, arterial, venous and pressure wound experience

EMR experience with either PointClickCare or SigmaCare or MatrixCare

Wound VAC management

The Wound and Ostomy RN establishes satisfactory interpersonal relationships with co-workers and colleagues, patients, families and significant others.

Initiates communication with patients and family to determine individual needs of patients, families and significant others.

Initiates communication with co-workers and colleagues in other disciplines and departments to share and exchange ideas and information about related activities and needs.

Provides detailed patient education to patient and family members during inpatient stay and at the time of discharge following prescribed teaching plans.

Responds effectively, both verbally and non-verbally, to communications from patients, families and significant others as well as subordinates, colleagues, department heads, supervisors, physicians, etc.

The Wound and Ostomy registered nurse's decisions and actions on behalf of patients are determined in an ethical manner.

Demonstrates sensitivity to the values of self and others.

Involves patient/family in plan of care incorporating their cultural, spiritual and other belief systems.

Benefits:

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Referral program

Vision insurance

License/Certification:

RN License (Required)

BLS Certification (Required)