Wound Care Nurse RN

Maintain a Comprehensive care plan for   skin impairments- updating as needed to include any change in treatment, improvement and/or decline 

Weekly wound rounds with wound consultant 

Weekly wound measurements documented 

Review investigation for all new skin opening related to pressure 

Monitoring vascular/arterial/surgical wounds and document appropriately -treatment, comprehensive care plan, coordinating follow-up when indicated & maintain weekly measurements 

Educate and counsel patients and their families on wound care processes and issues 

Demonstrate wound care procedures to other care givers 

Attend morning report, identify any new opening and document accordingly 

Work with rehab to evaluate residents who present with a decline  

Attend CMI meeting when appropriate 

Correspond with rehab to determine residents need for positioning devices 

Maintain facility wound tracking report 

Monitor residents with devices to ensure skin maintenance 

Maintain a list of all residents with devices including but not limited to splints or braces.  

Ensure devices are identified on plan of care and worn appropriately via audit tool/rounds 

Attend weight meeting, ensure appropriate interventions to maintain skin integrity 

Provide in-service to floor nurses to ensure awareness related to skin integrity maintenance, documentation and care  

Maintain skin care policy 

Assist in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) process