Wound Care Nurse

Ready to make a real impact? Join Blue Heron Senior Living, where your career directly transforms lives every day. Our close-knit team of passionate professionals is united by a shared commitment to enhancing the lives of those we 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 role is valued here—because we know that your contribution directly shapes the quality of life for our residents.

As a member of our nursing team, you'll enjoy these exceptional

benefits

• Competitive starting wage with additional pay for experience

• $1,000 new employee referral program

• DailyPay! Get paid on your schedule—daily access to your earnings whenever you need it.

• Monthly Celebrations and recognitions

The Wound Care Nurse reports to the Director of Clinical Services and partners with the Medical Director, Medical Staff responsible for Antimicrobial Stewardship, and other stakeholders to develop a system of care that promotes sound, scientific infection prevention principles and practices. The Infection Preventionist is responsible for the facility's infection prevention and control program (IPCP), which is designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections.

The Wound Care Nurse is a collaborative leader who partners with the Director of Clinical Services, Medical Director, and key stakeholders to establish evidence-based infection prevention practices and drive clinical excellence across the facility.

The Infection Preventionist is responsible for the facility infection prevention and control program (IPCP), which is designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections.

The essential functions below represent the core responsibilities that define this role. You'll also have opportunities to contribute in additional ways based on facility needs.

Oversight of the IPCP, which includes, at a minimum, the following elements: A system for preventing, identifying, reporting, investigating, and controlling infections and communicable diseases for all residents, staff, volunteers, visitors, and other individuals providing services under a contractual arrangement based upon facility assessments and following accepted national standards.

Written standards, policies, and procedures for the program, which must include, but are not limited to:

• A system of surveillance designed to identify possible communicable diseases or infections before they can spread to other persons in the facility

• When and to whom possible incidents of communicable disease or infections should be reported;

• Standard and transmission-based precautions to be followed to prevent spread of infections;

• When and how isolation should be used for a resident; including but not limited to:

• 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.

• Oversight of clinical education for internal and external employees.

• The circumstances under which the facility must prohibit employees with a communicable disease or infected skin lesions from direct contact with residents or their food, if direct contact will transmit the disease; and the hand hygiene procedures to be followed by staff involved in direct resident contact.

• A system for recording incidents identified under the facility’s IPCP and the corrective actions taken by the facility.

• Personnel must handle, store, process, and transport linens so as to prevent the spread of infection

• Collaborate with the facility leadership and the medical director to develop, implement, and evaluate the annual infection prevention goals and action plan

• Partner with facility leaders, physicians, and local, state, and national agencies on activities related to infection prevention

• Establish a facility-wide system for the prevention, identification, investigation, and control of infections of residents, staff, and visitors, including surveillance designed to identify possible communicable diseases or infections before they spread

• Conduct outbreak investigations

• Maintain a system for reporting possible incidents of communicable diseases to local, state, or national agencies as required

• Oversee the antibiotic stewardship program and monitor residents’ antibiotic use

• Assess the need for, develop, and present IPCP in-service education for individual departments, general orientation, and annual review as needed; education includes but is not limited to:

• Hand hygiene

• Cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization

• Specific direct and indirect care settings

• Therapeutic and diagnostic procedures and devices

• Use of isolation/barrier precautions when indicated

• Resident placement, transfer, and discharge

• Environmental hazards

• Use of patient care products and medical equipment

• Resident immunization programs

• Assess the need for, develop, and implement written policies and procedures for infection control, including those for standard precautions and for transmission-based precautions, including when these should be used, the duration of use, and the type of precautions needed for a particular infection or organism

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Clinical Education Coordinator—Qualifications

• Must possess specific educational and experience requirements such as:

• Three years of nursing experience.

• A graduate of an accredited school of nursing and possess a valid LPN license.

• Have a thorough understanding of the principles of safe effective nursing practices.

• Must possess the following managerial and interpersonal

skills

• The ability to follow written and verbal instructions, function independently and make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action;

• Personal integrity and the ability to deal tactfully with residents, family members, visitors, government agencies and personnel;

• The ability to work harmoniously with professional and non-professional personnel;

• Must possess the ability to provide andragogic instruction and information individually and/or in a group setting

• Requires judgment in prioritizing the performance of tasks, duties and responsibilities in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures;

• The ability to be discrete and protect the integrity of confidential information and stay within Corporate Compliance and HIPAA;

• Patience, a cheerful disposition, enthusiasm and a willingness to handle residents based on whatever maturity and physical level in which they are currently functioning; and

• The ability to adhere to professional code of ethics

Registered Nurse (RN)/ Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Qualifications

• Graduate 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.

• A commitment to maintaining confidentiality and upholding the highest standards of Compliance and HIPAA protection.

• Knowledge on the use of personal computers, Word and Excel, and working with office machines such as fax and copying machines.