TREATMENT LN - Weekends
$104,000–$114,400 year
On-siteEdmonds, Washington, United States
Job Summary
Assess and treat specific skin disorders, manage decubitus ulcer prophylaxis, and provide diagnostic services to residents while implementing facility skin care policies. Collaborate with the Interdisciplinary Care Plan Team to develop comprehensive care plans, consult with the Medical Director regarding resident status, and participate in facility surveys and committee work. Perform administrative duties including charting, inventory management, and reporting recommendations to the attending physician. Maintain confidentiality, comply with resident rights, and report occupational exposures in accordance with OSHA and CDC guidelines. Works weekends, holidays, and evenings as needed, with frequent interruptions and emergency call-backs.
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing
- Current, active license as Registered Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
- Experience in long term geriatric nursing care
- Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical information
- Must be able to communicate in the English language
- Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
- Must be able to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, and volume
- Must have exceptional communication and customer service skills
- Must be empathetic
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, responsible parties, staff and outside resources and agencies
- Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday
- Continuous bending, squatting, twisting and reaching
- Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately
- Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility which includes an annual TB screening and physical examination
- Must be able to stand for and walk for extended periods of time
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 pounds
- Requires infrequent lifting of weight up to 100 pounds with assistance
- Frequent pushing and pulling of carts
- Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position
- Works beyond normal working hours, weekends and holidays when necessary
- Is subject to call-back during emergency conditions and other times as needed
- Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within the facility
- Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace
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