Licensed Practical Nurse Wound Care Assistant Team Lead
Company: Genesis Health
Location: Las Cruces
Posted on: April 19, 2024
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Job Description:
Genesis is one of the nation's leading providers of healthcare
services from short-term to long-term care and a wide variety of
living options and professional clinical services. We are changing
how care is delivered by bringing together people like you --
passionate, highly skilled and motivated to make a difference.
Why Genesis?
We improve the lives we touch through the delivery of high-quality
healthcare and everyday compassion!
*We Care Deeply about YOU! Guided by our Core Values, Code of
Conduct and Ethics program, we foster a culture of care and
compassion. We focus on improving the quality of care through
creativity and innovation, honesty and integrity in all we do.
*We Develop YOU! We provide career ladders, education and training
opportunities so you can build a long and successful career with
Genesis.
*We Appreciate YOU! We value your contributions to the Genesis
mission and vision and instill an environment of teamwork and
enjoyment in working together. We recognize and celebrate our
shared successes.
*We are Committed to YOU! We know you are the vital link between
Genesis, our patients and residents! We inspire you to be your best
self.
*We Protect YOU! We take great pride in meeting or exceeding CDC
and CMS standards.
The Assistant Skin Health Team Lead, the Genesis title for a Wound
Care Assistant, assists to develop and facilitate a person-centered
team approach to patient/resident care related to the prevention
and management of wounds within the nursing center.
Position Highlights
*Report directly to a designated Skin Health Team Lead (SHTL) and
the Director of Nursing (DON) with dotted line to the Nursing Home
Administrator.
*Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to effectively communicate
with family members/responsible parties/authorized representatives
and patients/residents regarding the prevention and management of
skin and wounds as well as the change in patient/resident condition
and overall residency experience.
*Coordinate and lead weekly team wound rounds and post-meet-ups for
follow up discussions.
*Train staff in all areas related to skin and wound; such as
aseptic technique, measuring and evaluating, recognizing wound
types, skin checks, turning and positioning, treatments and
interventions.
*Along with the designated SHTL and DON communicate with
appropriate staff and coordinate readiness for any potential
patient/resident admissions with skin/wound needs.
*Serve as 'Surface Specialist' (bed/chair), negative pressure wound
therapy, and the incontinence and ostomy resource
*Act as a clinical expert for skin, wound, and incontinent products
and provide oversight for Durable Medical Equipment related to the
prevention and management of wounds; such as surfaces, negative
pressure.
*LPN *Completion of Skin Health Team Lead orientation training
within 90 days of hire is required. *Must complete of Wound Basics
within 90 days of hire. *Commitment to complete Advanced Wound
Training and completion of a national accredited Wound
Certification within 1 year of hire is a must. For those hired with
wound certification, completion of a fast-track hybrid program for
regulatory wound care requirements will be provided
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected
Veterans/Disabled
Keywords: Genesis Health, Las Cruces , Licensed Practical Nurse Wound Care Assistant Team Lead, Healthcare , Las Cruces, New Mexico
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