Nurse - RN - Skin Integrity Nurse

divh2Nurse - RN - Skin Integrity Nurse/h2pCome join the family of our State of the Art Long Term Care Nursing Facility!/pp$36.00 - $43.00 base pay!!/ppSKIN INTEGRITY NURSE JOB DESCRIPTION/ppNURSING SUPERVISOR/pulliDirector of Nursing/li/ulpGENERAL DESCRIPTION/ppGENERAL CONSIDERATIONS:/pulliThe Skin Integrity Nurse has a current RN license for the state in which he/she is working./liliThe nurse is flexible with her/his working schedule./liliThe position requires an understanding of the integumentary system and a willingness to continue to learn./li/ulpRESPONSIBILITIES:/pulliMust be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state where the facility is located./liliThe Skin Integrity Nurse will complete weekly head to toe skin assessments and document in the EHR./liliThe Skin Integrity Nurse will ensure that appropriate treatments and/or interventions are in place for skin issues identified during the skin rounds./liliThe Skin Integrity Nurse will collaborate with the Clinician or Wound NP to obtain new orders or discontinue orders as needed./liliThe Skin Integrity Nurse will update the ADON and DON if any new or worsened ulcers are identified./liliThe Skin Integrity Nurse will update the ADON and DON with any non healing wounds./liliThe Skin Integrity Nurse will verify/update resident care plans and update documentation for identified skin impairments./liliThe Skin Integrity Nurse will monitor skin integrity practices and procedures to ensure that personnel are implementing the facilitys SIT program./liliThe Skin Integrity Nurse will demonstrate proper infection control practices./liliThe Skin Integrity Nurse will assist in evaluating and implementing recommendations from the Quarterly QA meeting./liliThe Skin Integrity Nurse will ensure that residents with known non compliance behaviors or are at high risk for pressure ulcers are provided with interventions as appropriate./liliThe Skin Integrity Nurse attends and participates in weekly SIT meetings./liliThe Skin Integrity Nurse will ensure residents responsible parties are updated on wound progress./liliProactively develops positive employee relations and promotes teamwork, mutual respect and effective communication/liliEducation of new and inexperienced nurse aides in proper methods of patient care./liliPerforms other duties as requested by the DON or ADON/liliPossess and demonstrate a high degree of leadership, organizational ability and communication skills/liliMust be able to utilize excellent communication skills to relate to patients, families, and staff members/liliHe/she must also constantly update his/her knowledge through ongoing education./li/ulpPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS/ppThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations that do not cause an undue hardship on the company may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, as long as that would not hinder or prevent performance of duties, or be of a safety concern./ppJob Type: Full-time/ppEqual Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor./p/div