Wound Care Nurse

Wound Care Unit Position

Under supervision, and as part of the multidisciplinary team, provides care related to assessment and treatment of patients with wounds, ostomies, continence and foot wounds, as well as patient and staff education and consultation, while ensuring optimal utilization of resources, service delivery, safe patient care, and compliance with all applicable local, state, federal and NYC Health + Hospitals rules and regulations and nursing standards of care.

Essential duties and responsibilities include conducting comprehensive assessments, collaborating with clinical providers, completing thorough wound care evaluations, providing staff, patient and family education, developing and implementing wound and skin care prevention and treatment programs, participating in product evaluation, developing, evaluating and revising health care setting policies, collaborating with staff to establish protocols, observing and interpreting patient response and wound status, participating in departmental and interdisciplinary conferences, managing the collection and analysis of data related to Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries, and performing other professional nursing activities.

Minimum qualifications include a valid license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse issued by the New York State Education Department, current certification in one of the following: Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (CWOCN), Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse (CWON), Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN), Certified Wound Specialist (CWS), or Wound Care Certified Certification (WCC), and a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association.

Additional salary compensation may include an annual education differential, an annual nursing experience differential, and up to $10,000 in additional annual pay for holding certain wound, ostomy, and/or continence certifications.

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, retirement savings and pension plans, paid holidays and vacation, loan forgiveness programs, college tuition discounts and professional development opportunities, college savings program, union benefits, multiple employee discounts programs, and commuter benefits programs.