Wound Care Nurse

General Purpose
The primary responsibility of your job position is to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities of the facility during your tour of duty. Such supervision must be in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations that govern the facility and may be required by the Director of Nursing (DON) and/or Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) when applicable, to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Essential Duties
Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.

• Administrative Functions
  • Assist the Director of Nursing Services in directing the day-to-day functions of the nursing activities in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.
  • Participate in developing, maintaining, and updating written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the nursing service department.
  • Ensure that reference material (i.e., PDR’S, regulations, professional standards of practice, etc.) maintained at the nurses’ stations is current.
  • Ensure that the Nursing Service Procedures Manual is current and reflects the day-to-day nursing procedures performed in this facility.
  • Make written and oral reports/recommendations to the Director as necessary/required, concerning the operation of the nursing service department.
  • Participate in the development, maintenance and implementation of the facility’s quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
• Committee Functions
  • Attend various committee meetings of the facility (i.e., Infection Control, Policy Advisory, Pharmaceutical, Quality Assessment, etc.) as required.
  • Provide information to the Quality Assurance and Assessment Committee as requested.
• Personnel Functions
  • Ensure that a sufficient number of licensed practical and/or registered nurses are available for your tour of duty to ensure that quality care is maintained.
  • Develop work assignments, and/or assist in completing and performing such tasks.
  • Monitor absenteeism to ensure that an adequate number of nursing care personnel are on duty at all times.
• Nursing Care Functions
  • Inform nursing service personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room assignment, etc.
  • Greet newly admitted residents upon admission. Escort them to their rooms as necessary.
  • Consult with the resident, his/her family, and the resident’s physician in planning the resident’s care, treatment, rehabilitation, etc., as necessary.
  • Visit residents on a daily basis in order to observe and evaluate each resident’s physical and emotional status.
• Staff Development
  • Participate in developing, planning, conducting, and scheduling in-service training classes that provide instructions on “how to do the job,” and ensure a well-educated nursing service department.
• Safety and Sanitation
  • Assist the Safety Officer in developing safety standards for the nursing service department as necessary.
  • Ensure that nursing service personnel follow established handwashing and hand hygiene procedures.
• Equipment and Supply Functions
  • Recommend to the Director the equipment and supply needs of the department.
  • Ensure that an adequate stock level of medications, medical supplies, equipment, etc., is maintained on premises at all times to meet the needs of the resident.
• Care Plan and Assessment Functions
  • Participate in the development of written preliminary and comprehensive assessments of the nursing needs of each resident as necessary.
  • Review resident care plans for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches, and revisions based on nursing needs.
• Budget and Planning Functions
  • Keep abreast of economic conditions/situations, and recommend to the Director adjustments in nursing services that ensure the continued ability to provide quality care.

Supervisory Requirements
Assist with the overall supervision of and management of the nursing staff. As RN, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.

Qualification

• Education and/or Experience
  Must possess, as a minimum, a Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university. Must have training in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices. 2 years or more experience preferably in a long-term care facility.
• Language Skills
  Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Mathematical Skills
  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Reasoning Ability
  Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action with the ability to solve practical problems.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an RN in this state. Current CPR certification.

Physical Demands
Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday. Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Additional Information
Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.