Registered Nurse - Wound Ostomy Continence

Overview

At Garnet Health, the Hudson Valley’s leading integrated health system, you’ll find the perfect balance of a satisfying career and a rewarding lifestyle. Our focus is on patient-centric care with a collective of visionary leaders and dedicated and caring professionals working as a team to deliver the best for the people we serve. If you’re interested in a health system that’s both growing and award-winning, serving a diverse community that provides the best of both city and rural life, we invite to make your career home with us as a Wound care RN on our nursing team at/in Garnet Health Medical Center-Middletown.

Responsibilities

A Registered Nurse who functions under the Administrator of Professional Practice, and in collaboration with the Nursing and Medical staff. The hospital-based WOC Specialist RN serves as a clinical resource and consultant for the acute and rehabilitative patients with selected disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and integumentary systems. The WOC Specialist RN provides the full scope of WOC nursing practice, including education, counseling, research, and administration.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

Current NYS RN license. BSN required; MS preferred.

Minimum Experience

Two (2) to four (4) years of recent, relevant nursing experience

Required Certification/Registration

Current or in process of testing of certification in wound care by WOCNCB (i.e., CWCN, CWON, or CWOCN). Certification required within 12 months of hire. Current BLS.

Physical Demands

Prolonged/frequent standing and walking. Ability to assist with patient lifting, moving and repositioning for physical assessment.

Working Conditions

Normal hospital environment. Potential exposure to body fluids. Contact with patients under variety of circumstances.

Workplace type

On-site

A Registered Nurse who functions under the Administrator of Professional Practice, and in collaboration with the Nursing and Medical staff. The hospital-based WOC Specialist RN serves as a clinical resource and consultant for the acute and rehabilitative patients with selected disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and integumentary systems. The WOC Specialist RN provides the full scope of WOC nursing practice, including education, counseling, research, and administration.

Minimum Education

Current NYS RN license. BSN required; MS preferred.

Minimum Experience

Two (2) to four (4) years of recent, relevant nursing experience

Required Certification/Registration

Current or in process of testing of certification in wound care by WOCNCB (i.e., CWCN, CWON, or CWOCN). Certification required within 12 months of hire. Current BLS.

Physical Demands

Prolonged/frequent standing and walking. Ability to assist with patient lifting, moving and repositioning for physical assessment.

Working Conditions

Normal hospital environment. Potential exposure to body fluids. Contact with patients under variety of circumstances.