Treatment Nurse

RN/LVN – Full Time Day Shift Golden Palms Rehabilitation and Retirement invites dedicated RN/LVN professionals to join our team. We are committed to delivering compassionate, high‑quality care to our residents. Responsibilities Maintain department supplies and keep equipment operational. Organize, label, and file charts and medical records. Help transport residents as needed. Act as an information resource for patients, families, visitors, physicians, and outside reviewers in person and via telephone. Complete clerical duties for admissions, discharges, transfers, deaths, and passes, including transcribing orders to medication and treatment sheets, ordering medications, dietary changes, therapies, etc. Complete lab and special examination requisitions and data entry for the medical records department. Greet visitors, doctors, and new admissions with warmth and friendliness; provide assistance as needed. Transcribe and verify admission orders and daily doctor’s telephone orders in a timely manner. Complete medical records by reviewing and assembling paperwork in proper order into a permanent folder. Order labs, ultrasounds, etc., required for new admissions. Nursing Responsibilities Assist the Director of Nursing Services in managing and directing the Nursing Services Department. Confer with the Director of Nursing Services and/or other licensed nursing personnel regarding dermatologic disorders of residents in the facility. Consult with the Care Planning Team concerning assessment evaluations and assist in planning and developing the skin care treatment to be performed for the resident. Initiate requests for consultation or referral. Respond to requests from the resident, physician, or nursing staff. Examine the resident and his/her records and charts, and discriminate between normal and abnormal findings, in order to recognize when to refer the resident to a physician for evaluation, supervision, or directions. Implement and maintain established policies and procedures relative to skin care treatments. Interpret these to the physician, resident family members, and public as appropriate. Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the attending physician, Medical Director, or the DON concerning the status and care of the residents. Serve on the interdisciplinary Care Plan Team and work with the Interdisciplinary Care Plan Team in developing a comprehensive assessment and care plan for assigned residents. Identify, manage, and treat specific skin disorders and primary and secondary lesions, such as skin abrasions, foot problems such as corns and calluses, decubitus ulcers, bacterial, parasitic and viral skin infections, scaling popular diseases, and benign tumors. Provide assessment and diagnostic services to residents. Perform an assessment evaluation using techniques including observation, inspection, and palpation. Complete a quarterly physical dermatologic examination of the resident and record the results with the assessment. Provide therapeutic services. Confer with the Care Planning Team in the development of the care plan. Provide, within established protocols and under the supervision of the physician, treatment for uncomplicated dermatologic disorders as directed by the attending physician or Medical Director. Ensure that residents with decubitus ulcers receive appropriate prophylaxis and treatment, such as daily inspection, turning and activity, a well‑planned diet, and maintaining a clean, dry bed. Give direct physical and psychological nursing care in emergencies, and in the presence of illness or disability to maintain life, provide comfort, reduce stress, and enhance the resident’s ability to cope. Assist in the admission or discharge of residents. Work with other health agencies and family members in the physical and emotional transitions of admission, care, and discharge of residents as necessary. Assist in resident rehabilitation activities. Perform range of motion, assist in ambulation, provide emotional support, and monitor the results of physical therapy activities. Provide preventive health care services. Make recommendations to the resident concerning nutrition, prevention of common skin disorders, etc. Provide information to resident and family members of prevention techniques and other ways to maintain or improve the general health and psychosocial status of the resident. Participate as requested by the Medical Director or Director of Nursing Services in the planning and conducting of in‑service training classes concerning dermatologic nursing skills and procedures used within the facility. Participate in educational programs for residents and their family members relative to skin care when a resident is being discharged to home. Ensure that nursing department employment actions are administered fairly and in compliance with the facility’s Policy Against Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation. Benefits Competitive wages. Mentorship and training for new graduates. Tuition reimbursement. Dependent care and public transportation FSAs. Cell phone and movie ticket discounts. 401(k) with matching contributions. Career advancement opportunities. Medical, dental, and health insurance. Benefits eligibility dependent on full‑time employment status. 2101 Treasure Hills Blvd. Harlingen, TX 78550 EOE disability veteran. #J-18808-Ljbffr