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Skin and Wound Care Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) Long-Term Care
Location:Hamilton, Ontario
Company Overview:
This progressive long-term care Home, with a thriving community of professionals, is dedicated to creating an environment of care and respect. This team honours the residents’ desire to maintain their dignity and be as independent as possible.
The focus is on providing a high level of resident care and promoting positive family and community involvement. This site is fully accredited, with highly dedicated long-tenured staff.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the Skin, Wound and Continence Care Program — work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to achieve the goals of the Skin and Wound Care Management Program and individualized skin care treatment plan.
- Assesses the needs of individual residents and organizes for the provision of resident care under the direction of the registered nurse.
- Assists in planning assignments for self, Personal Support Workers and delegates accordingly to provide for effective resident care; taking into account the physical, spiritual, psychosocial and restorative needs of the resident; consult with ET as required
- Work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to determine etiology of each wound e.g. surgical, pressure, diabetic, arterial, venous, trauma, etc.
- Confirm the stage of all pressure wounds using the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (PAUAP) criteria.
- Conduct weekly skin and wound care rounds with RN / RPN in resident home areas and instruct on preventative skin care; coordinate quarterly Skin, Wound and Continence Care Committee meetings with the Professional Advisory Committee (PAC).
- Ensure preventative measures are in place and listed on the care plan for residents with a Braden Score — High Risk for Potential for Skin Breakdown.
- Audit resident records to ensure Head to Toe assessments, Wound Management Treatment forms, Pressure Ulcer RAPS, and weekly skin reassessments etc. are being completed.
- Participate in the quality improvement process as it relates to the Skin, Wound and Continence Care program:
- Monitor the incidence of skin breakdown and prevalence of pressure ulcers on a monthly basis using appropriate tracking tools and RAI-MDS
- Provide information related to skin breakdown and incontinence rates to the Director of Clinical Services for Performance Indicator tracking.
Qualifications:
- A Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) possessing a current Ontario Certificate of Competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario,
- A Medication Administration Certificate and an Asepsis Certificate.
- Experience in a long-term care setting and geriatrics.
- Skills and leadership abilities in supervising other nursing personnel is a must.
- A current CPR certificate, First Aid Certificate is an asset.
- Seeks out opportunities to maintain competency and continued learning in compliance with Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Standards of Practice.
Compensation:
- Excellent compensation package with full benefits designed to attract star performers.
Please apply in confidence to:
Kaytee Tingin
Maxwell Management Group Ltd.
kaytee@maxwellmanagementgroup.com
1-855.305.4078 ext. 206
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