Wound Care Nurse
Company: Albany Health and Rehabilitation
Location: Albany
Posted on: January 23, 2023
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Job Description:
Overview:Albany Health and Rehab is looking for a Wound Care
Nurse to join their team!If you are looking for a career that can
make a difference, then Albany Health and Rehabilitation is the
place for you. Our work family is made up of a variety of talented
and committed team members who are dedicated to making a difference
in the lives they serve. Each employee contributes their unique
skills and abilities with the key goal of enabling our residents to
reach and maintain their highest functional abilities. Every job
matters at Albany Health and Rehabilitation.As a Registered Nurse
in our facility, look at what benefits you can enjoy:Competitive
starting wage with additional pay for experience$1,000 new employee
referral programSign-on bonus up to $10,000 dollars FTPaid life
insurance401k opportunities after your first yearDailyPay! Work
today, get paid today!Monthly Celebrations and recognitionsMedical,
Vision and Dental Insurance5,000 Tuition Reimbursement Per
YearQuarterly Attendance Bonus ProgramResponsibilities:The Wound
Care Nurse is responsible for the facilies infection prevention and
control program (IPCP), and wound prevention program, which is
designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment
and to help prevent the development of wounds and transmission of
communicable diseases and infections.Creating a system for
preventing, identifying, reporting, investigating, and controlling
infections, skin breakdown, andcommunicable diseases for all
residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and other individuals
providing;services under a contractual arrangement based upon the
facility assessment and following acceptednational
standards;Following standard and transmission-based precautions to
be followed to prevent spread of infections such as when and how
isolation should be used for a resident. The type and duration of
the isolation, depending upon the infectious agent or organism
involved, and a requirement that the isolation should be the least
restrictive possible for the resident under the
circumstances.Creating a system for recording incidents identified
under the facility's IPCP and the corrective actions taken by the
facility;Partnering with facility leaders, physicians, and local,
state, and national agencies on activities related to infection
preventionConduct outbreak investigations and report possible
incidents to local, state or national agencies as
required;Reviewing new residents and completing initial skins
assessments, and assessing treatment plans;Participating in a
clinical review during morning meeting to identify changes in
condition such as mobility, continence, decreases in appetite,
weight loss, acute illness, etc. Implementing a new Braden scale
with new preventions interventions with a change in
condition;Obtaining weekly wound measurements and documenting
assessment findings including date, location, stage, length, width
and depth of the wound, color of the wound, surrounding tissue,
drainage and wound healing progress for pressure ulcers and all
other ulcers/wounds;Making daily rounds to observe and monitor that
prevention interventions are implemented;Monitoring for good
infection control techniques during dressing changes and doing
rounds with other nurses to observe;IND123Qualifications:Registered
Nurse (RN) QualificationsGraduate of an accredited school of
nursing and possess a valid RN or LPN license in good standing
according to State and Federal requirements.Have a thorough
understanding of the principles of safe effective nursing practices
within the State of employment.Basic Computer knowledge and
skills.A passion for caring for people.Personal integrity and the
ability to deal tactfully with residents, family members, visitors,
government agencies and other personnel.The ability to be discrete
and protect the integrity of confidential information and stay
within Compliance and HIPAA.Knowledge on the use of personal
computers, Word and Excel, and working with office machines such as
fax and copying machines.
Keywords: Albany Health and Rehabilitation, Fishers , Wound Care Nurse, Other , Albany, Indiana
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