Wound Care Specialist

2 days ago

Chicago, Illinois, United States Alden Lincoln Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Full time
Job Summary

Rate depending on licensure and experience

  • Responsible for delivering direct and indirect nursing care to patients with complex wounds, including ostomies, draining wounds, fistulae, stomas, and soft tissue injuries.
  • Supervise nurses, CNA's, and other members of the interdisciplinary team to ensure adherence to wound care protocols and procedures.
  • Assess and document wound status and skin care, administering or assisting with wound treatments as ordered by the physician.
  • Review treatment orders for completeness and accuracy, and ensure that wound assessments are thorough and accurate.
  • Educate facility staff on pressure ulcer prevention and develop a written plan of care for each customer that identifies their problems and needs.
  • Attend and actively participate in customer care plan conferences, consulting with other nurses, management, and related health professionals to assess, plan, and deliver patient care.
  • Plan, conduct, and participate in in-service education programs, workshops, seminars, conferences, and courses to enhance wound care knowledge and skills.
  • Make written and oral reports, including recommendations concerning the wound care program, and participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility's Quality Assurance program for the Wound Care Program.
Responsibilities
  • Ensure that all nursing procedures and protocols are followed in accordance with established policies.
  • Directly supervise the nurses, CNA's, and other members of the IDT to ensure that wound care treatments and protocols are followed accordingly.
  • Responsible for assessing and documenting wound status and skin care.
  • Administer or assist with wound treatments as ordered by the physician.
  • Review treatment orders for completeness of information and accuracy of transcription of the physician's order.
  • Review wound assessments for completeness and accuracy.
  • Complete weekly skin report and send to nurse consultant and pharmacy.
  • Educate facility staff on pressure ulcer prevention.
  • Assist as necessary with the physician/consultant during wound care rounds.
  • Arrange for diagnostic and therapeutic services needed for wound care as ordered by the physician.
  • Obtain/assist in wound specimen collection as ordered by the physician.
  • Update the family/responsible party and attending physician for any changes on wound assessment.
  • Assist in developing a written plan of care for each customer that identifies the problems/needs of the customer and be able to evaluate the delivery of care.
  • Attends and actively participate in customer care plan conference.
  • Consult with other nurses, management, and other related health professionals to assist in assessing, planning, and delivering and evaluating patient care.
  • Plan, conduct and participate in In-service Education Programs, workshops, seminars, conferences, and courses.
  • Make written and oral reports including recommendations concerning the wound care program.
  • Ensure that the wound assessment reflects that the care plan is being followed.
  • Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility's Quality Assurance program for the Wound Care Program.
  • Coordinate facility wound audits with the nursing staff.
  • Make daily rounds to assure that nursing personnel are performing required duties related to the wound care program, and to assure that wound care protocols and procedures are being followed.
  • Communicate with the IDT, wound progress of patients; make entries on the 24-hour report as necessary.
  • Committed to maintaining a clean and safe environment for our customers.
  • Complete required forms upon the customer's admission, transfer, and/or discharge.
  • Attend staff meetings as needed.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule

The shift would be:

Sun, Mon, Thur, Fri

or

Sun, Tue, Thur, Fri

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