Wound and Skin Health Team Lead, RN

Skin Health Team Lead

We are dedicated to improving the lives we touch through the delivery of high-quality care and exceptional service. As a leading provider in the long-term care industry, we believe in fostering a collaborative, inclusive and supportive work environment where every team member is valued and empowered to make a difference. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your career, we offer opportunities for growth, development, and advancement in a range of roles. Join us in our mission to enhance the well-being of our patients and residents while making a meaningful impact in the communities we serve.

We are committed to providing exceptional, person-centered care, and skin health is a vital component of our patients' overall quality of life. As our Skin Health Team Lead, you will be a champion for skin integrity, working closely with our interdisciplinary team, patients, and their families to prevent and effectively manage skin and wound concerns. You will be the clinical expert, providing guidance, education, and support to ensure the best possible outcomes for our residents.

Position Highlights

• Facilitate a person-centered team approach to skin and wound prevention and management, working alongside nursing center leadership, nursing staff, physicians, therapists, dietitians, and families.
• Coordinate and lead weekly wound rounds, ensuring comprehensive assessment, accurate documentation, and effective care planning.
• Collaborate on potential admissions with skin/wound needs, ensuring a smooth and well-prepared transition for new residents.
• Lead the team review of all new patient admissions and readmissions for skin integrity needs, identifying risk factors, existing impairments, and coordinating necessary interventions and supplies.
• Lead the team evaluation of all new skin/wound conditions within 48 hours of admission, providing expert inspection and ensuring accurate reporting and goal setting.
• Manage specialty support surfaces, ensuring appropriate utilization, collaborating on audits, and leading quality improvement initiatives related to surface management.
• Ensure staff competency, maintain accurate logs, and coordinate clinical reviews for extended negative pressure wound therapy use. Collaborate to ensure appropriate product utilization and support the nursing process for continence and incontinence management.
• Support the collection, comparison, and communication of clinical outcomes related to skin and wounds.
• Offer direction on new in-house wounds, survey queries, and drive root cause analysis and process improvement.
• Provide bedside training and coaching to all staff on skin and wound care best practices and documentation.

Qualifications

• RN; or MPT/DPT with senior operations approval
• Must be licensed in the state where position exists
• Completion Skin Health Team Lead orientation training within 90 days of hire
• Completion of Wound Basics within 90 days of hire
• Commitment to complete Advanced Wound Training and completion of a national accredited Wound Certification within 1 year of hire
• For those hired with wound certification, completion of a fast-track hybrid program for regulatory wound care requirements will be provided
• Knowledge and experience with clinical charting (computerized and paper), incident reporting and investigation response
• Strong knowledge base of acceptable standards of care for nurses, providers, therapists, dietitians, and others on the nursing center team
• Experience in team building and demonstrating respect for the interprofessional team in wound management
• Knowledge of national wound guidelines and wound products
• Knowledge of nursing home regulations and survey process
• Strong Google and Microsoft skills required

Benefits

• Variable compensation plans
• Tuition, Travel, and Wireless Service Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program to support mental health
• Employee Foundation to financially assist through unforeseen hardships
• Health, Dental, Vision, Company-paid life insurance, 401K, Paid Time Off
• Free 24/7 virtual health care provided by licensed doctors for all Anthem medically-enrolled employees and their immediate family members
• On-Demand Pay Program that allows for instant access to a portion of the money you've already earned
• We also offer several voluntary insurances such as: Pet Insurance, Term and Whole Life Insurance, Short-term Disability, Hospital Indemnity, Personal Accident, Critical Illness, Cancer Coverage
• Restrictions apply based on collective bargaining agreements, applicable state law and factors such as pay classification, job grade, location, and length of service.