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At Kindred Healthcare, our mission is to promote healing, provide hope, preserve dignity and produce value for each patient, resident, family member, customer, employee and shareholder we serve. Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:KND) is a healthcare services company, based in Louisville, Kentucky, with annual revenues of over $4 billion. At March 31, 2008, Kindred through its subsidiaries provided healthcare services in 646 locations in 40 states. Kindredýý s 52,900 employees are committed to providing high quality patient care and outstanding customer service to become the most trusted and respected provider of healthcare services in every community we serve. For more information, go to www.kindredhealthcare.com.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. Drug Free Workplace.

Kindred Healthcare is seeking a dedicated individual who will supervise and educate hospital personnel regarding the management of wounds and the prevention of Nosocomial pressure ulcers. Coordinate the investigation on improvement of nursing care and personnel performance and prepare reports.

Responsibilities:
ýýý Develop treatment plan according to current wound care protocols; explain dressing rationale, institute preventive measures and monitor results of care delivered; communicate information to Supervisors and Director of Quality Management

ýýý Advise physicians on status of wound patients

ýýý Provide demonstrations on dressing techniques to educate and orient in-services nurses; give hands-on instruction regarding the principles of asceptic technique

ýýý Provide a list of patients with Nosocomial pressure ulcers which includes patient's name, site, state, support surface and dates of evaluation to the Director of Quality Management

ýýý Identify patients requiring debridement procedures and alert attending physician

ýýý Identify nutritional deficiencies, coordinate with Health Care personnel to solve nutrition problems and report results to respective supervisors

ýýý While performing daily rounds, assist in delivery of patient care to accomplish wound care tasks

ýýý Ensure adequate materials are on hand for every patient

ýýý attend wound care education programs designed to enhance the benefits patients can derive from the most recent techniques/procedures available

ýýý Previous experience in wound care highly preferred.

ýýý Requirements include a current RN License.

This position requires work 1 day/week, on a 12 hour shift.