RN - Wound Care

J ob Title : RN - Wound Care

Client Location : 1 Brookdale Plaza Brooklyn, NY, 11212, US

Schedule Notes

7 AM - 7 : 30 PM or 11 am - 11 : 30 PM open to 11.5 hours 3 days / week or 7.5 hours 5 days / week - Flexible!

Duties :

Under the direction and supervision of the Wound and Ostomy Manager, the wound, ostomy, and continence nurse will provide safe, competent, quality care based on nursing theory and research to a designated group of patients.

Responsibilities :

• Conducts health assessments focused on wound, ostomy, and continence-related care. Performs focused physical assessment, and develops plan of care based on the diagnosis and individual client needs. Recommends treatments as appropriate.
• Assist with the development, revisions, and evaluations of standards of care.
• Assess and document patient response to wound care, ostomy, continence, fistula, and complex wound treatment. Evaluate the quality and delivery of care provided by the clinical staff.
• Works collaboratively with the health care team and makes referrals to other disciplines as indicated.
• Teach, counsels, and assists individuals and families to assume responsibility for prevention of complications as they relate to patients with ostomies, wounds, or continence problems.
• Routinely providing comprehensive assessments of patients at risk for developing pressure injuries. Initiating preventative measures.
• Participate in Unit / Department Quality Improvement and Hospital Wide Q.I activities, i.e. Incidence, Prevalence Studies and Nursing Quality.
• Provide culturally competent patient, family and staff education consistent with cultural, ethnic, religious and other belief systems.
• Maintain the security and confidentiality of data and information in accordance with patient rights policies.
• Performing other tasks as assigned.

Required Skills & Experience :

The above are in addition to RN contracted labor requirements.

Education : BSN Required

Required Certifications & Licensure :

Active NYS Registered Nurse license.

Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse (CWON) issued by the WOCNCB; or Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN) issued by the (WOCNCB); or Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) issued by the American Board of Wound Management (ABWM); or Wound Care Certified Certification (WCC) issued by the National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy (NAWCO).