Wound Treatment Nurse

Company: The Laurels of Greentree Ridge
Location: Asheville
Posted on: April 8, 2025

Job Description:

Are you a nurse looking for a leadership opportunity with a growing organization? We have an exceptional opportunity for a Wound Care Nurse to join our team at The Laurels of Greentree Ridge.
As the wound nurse, you will assist the wound program leader; you will help plan, coordinate and manage the skin/wound program. You may provide infection prevention management as well.
If you are committed to providing the highest level of care and service to our guests and community, you will love this position with The Laurels of Greentree Ridge.
The Laurels of Greentree Ridge offers one of the leading employee benefit packages in the industry. This includes:

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• Comprehensive health insurance - medical, dental and vision
  
• 401K with matching funds
  
• , a voluntary benefit that allows associates at our facilities the ability to access their pay when they need it.
  
• Paid time off (beginning after six months of employment) and paid holidays
  
• Flexible scheduling
  
• Tuition reimbursement and student loan forgiveness
  
• Zero cost uniforms
  
• Legacy, our new virtual community, rewards & recognitions program
  
  When you work with Laurel Health Care Company, you will join an experienced, hard-working team that values communication and collaboration.
  
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    Qualifications
    
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    Candidate would need experience with both wound care and infection prevention
    
    
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    Ability to revise plan of care as indicated by the resident's response to treatment and evaluate overall plan for effectiveness
    
    
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    Requires valid RN/LPN license, CPR card and must pass a criminal background check, drug screen and physical
    
    
    
    
    
    Responsibilities
    
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    Ability to perform wound assessment, reassessment and management for all residents per policy
    
    
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    Knowledge of anatomy and physiology and disorders of the dermal system
    
    
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    Utilizes principles of current wound management theory when providing care to residents with acute and chronic wounds
    
    
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    Demonstrates thorough knowledge of staging system of wounds
    
    
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    Develops skin care program to prevent skin breakdown of residents
    
    
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    Integrates research findings to clinical practice
    
    
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    Knowledgeable of surgical procedures and postoperative course of resident undergoing surgery
    
    
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    Ability to adequately assess and reassess pain
    
    
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    Educates the resident and family regarding pain management
    
    
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    Is a resource person to physicians, nursing and other clinical staff
    
    
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    Provides in-services on wound prevention, wound care, ostomy care and incontinence for the nursing staff
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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    Qualifications for Treatment Nurse
    
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    • Licensed Nurse with experience in wound management
      
    • Maintains current CPR certification.
      
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      Laurel Health Care Company is a national provider of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living services dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care.
      We are a national organization of skilled nursing, subacute, rehabilitative, and assisted living providers dedicated to achieving the highest standards of care in five states including Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, and Indiana.
      We serve our residents with compassion, concern, and excellence, believing that every one of them is a unique person who deserves our best each day that we care for them. If you have a passion for improving the lives of those around you and working with others who feel the same way.
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