RN - Wound Care
Jamaica, New York
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation - 900 Main Street

RN - Wound Care

Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Non-Acute Nursing
Contract Length: 14 weeks
Shift: Rotating weekends and holidays required
Hours: 7 hours/day, 37.5 hours/week

Job Summary

• Conduct health assessment interviews focused on wound, ostomy, and continence care.
• Perform focused physical assessments and develop individualized plans of care.
• Recommend medications and treatments as appropriate.
• Assess and document patient responses to wound care, ostomy, continence, fistula, and complex wound treatments.
• Collaborate with healthcare team members and make referrals as needed.
• Provide patient, family, and staff education with cultural competence.
• Participate in quality improvement activities including incidence and prevalence studies.
• Manage assets related to rented specialty equipment (e.g., specialty beds, negative pressure devices).
• Maintain confidentiality and professional competency through ongoing clinical practice activities.
• Identify and assist clients in utilizing community resources.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in New York.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited nursing program.
• Minimum 2 years of wound care experience, including experience within the last year.
• Experience in colostomy care.
• Medical-Surgical nursing experience.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• Current certification in one of the following wound care credentials:

  • Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (CWOCN)
  • Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse (CWON)
  • Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN)
  • Certified Wound Specialist (CWS)

Additional Information

• Must be able to work rotating weekends and holidays.
• Strong skills in patient assessment, care planning, staff education, quality improvement, and cultural competence are essential.
• Prior travel experience is not required.