Purpose:

Wound Charge Nurse provides direct care, administer treatments and medications, responsible for wound rounds and documentation, tracking and update each resident's comprehensive resident assessment and plan of care.

Duties:

Knowledge of geriatric and general chronic care nursing principles and professional standards of nursing practice and ability to apply to resident spcific circumstances. Able to identify, implement and evaluate appropriate objectives and intervientions for residents.

Performs skin checks on all residents daily

Accompanies NP on wound rounds weekly and updates notes in PCC

Tracks wounds in facility and reports to DON/ADON

Carry out wound orders

Review new/re-admit charts, care plans, orders, labs and documentation

Inservice staff on treatment pass 

Assist with treatments

Audit treatment and medication carts and ensure they are kept up weekly

QAPI for wounds

Requirements:

Must have a valid NJ RN license

Must have current CPR certification

Prior wound care experience

Must be Flu Vaccinated