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Genesis · 20 hours ago

Wound and Skin Health Team Lead, RN

King of Prussia, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$45/hr - $50/hr

Genesis Healthcare is a leading provider in the long-term care industry dedicated to improving the lives of patients through high-quality care. The Skin Health Team Lead will champion skin integrity and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to manage skin and wound concerns, ensuring the best possible outcomes for residents.

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Responsibilities

Facilitate a person-centered team approach to skin and wound prevention and management, working alongside nursing center leadership, nursing staff, physicians, therapists, dietitians, and families

Coordinate and lead weekly wound rounds, ensuring comprehensive assessment, accurate documentation, and effective care planning

Collaborate on potential admissions with skin/wound needs, ensuring a smooth and well-prepared transition for new residents

Lead the team review of all new patient admissions and readmissions for skin integrity needs, identifying risk factors, existing impairments, and coordinating necessary interventions and supplies

Lead the team evaluation of all new skin/wound conditions within 48 hours of admission, providing expert inspection and ensuring accurate reporting and goal setting

Manage specialty support surfaces, ensuring appropriate utilization, collaborating on audits, and leading quality improvement initiatives related to surface management

Ensure staff competency, maintain accurate logs, and coordinate clinical reviews for extended negative pressure wound therapy use

Collaborate to ensure appropriate product utilization and support the nursing process for continence and incontinence management

Support the collection, comparison, and communication of clinical outcomes related to skin and wounds

Offer direction on new in-house wounds, survey queries, and drive root cause analysis and process improvement

Provide bedside training and coaching to all staff on skin and wound care best practices and documentation

Qualification

Wound care experiencePCC experienceWound certificationClinical chartingTeam buildingWound guidelinesNursing home regulationsGoogle skillsMicrosoft skills

Required

RN; or MPT/DPT with senior operations approval

Must be licensed in the state where position exists

Completion Skin Health Team Lead orientation training within 90 days of hire

Completion 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

For those hired with wound certification, completion of a fast-track hybrid program for regulatory wound care requirements will be provided

Knowledge and experience with clinical charting (computerized and paper), incident reporting and investigation response

Strong knowledge base of acceptable standards of care for nurses, providers, therapists, dietitians, and others on the nursing center team

Experience in team building and demonstrating respect for the interprofessional team in wound management

Knowledge of national wound guidelines and wound products

Knowledge of nursing home regulations and survey process

Strong Google and Microsoft skills required

Preferred

Wound Care certifications preferred, but not required for this position

Benefits

Variable compensation plans

Tuition, Travel, and Wireless Service Discounts

Employee Assistance Program to support mental health

Employee Foundation to financially assist through unforeseen hardships

Health, Dental, Vision, Company-paid life insurance, 401K, Paid Time Off

Free 24/7 virtual health care provided by licensed doctors for all Anthem medically-enrolled employees and their immediate family members

On-Demand Pay Program that allows for instant access to a portion of the money you’ve already earned

Pet Insurance

Term and Whole Life Insurance

Short-term Disability

Hospital Indemnity

Personal Accident

Critical Illness

Cancer Coverage

Company

Genesis

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As a premier care provider since 1985, Genesis HealthCare is a holding company with subsidiaries that, on a combined basis, provide services to skilled nursing facilities and senior living communities.

Founded in 1985