Registered Nurse (RN)
$114,670–$114,670 year
On-siteSmithtown, New York, United States
Job Summary
Assess, plan, and implement comprehensive wound, skin, ostomy, and specialty tube care for hospitalized patients using the nursing process. Provide evidence-based interventions including dressing selection, compression therapy, Unna boot application, and negative pressure wound therapy while monitoring healing progress and communicating findings to the interdisciplinary team. Serve as a clinical educator and resource for staff on pressure injury prevention, skin integrity, and treatment modalities, supporting quality improvement activities, regulatory compliance, and data collection for skin integrity metrics. Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, and ancillary services to optimize patient outcomes. Requires current New York State RN license, two years of nursing experience, and one year of wound care experience; WOCN certification required within one year.
Required Qualifications
- Current New York State Registered Nurse (RN) License and Registration
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- Minimum two (2) years of recent Registered Nurse experience
- Minimum one (1) year of wound care experience in an acute care hospital, wound center, rehabilitation facility, long-term care facility, or related clinical setting
- Experience with wound assessment, pressure injury staging, compression therapy, Unna boot application, and evidence-based wound care practices
- Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing (WOCN) Certification required within one (1) year of hire
- Knowledge of wound etiology, wound healing processes, pressure injury prevention, and evidence-based wound care practices
- Ability to function as a clinical resource and educator
- Proficiency with electronic medical record documentation systems
Desired Qualifications
- Acute care wound care experience
- Experience with pressure injury prevention programs, skin integrity initiatives, and quality improvement activities
- Experience with negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), specialty support surfaces, and advanced wound care modalities
- Previous experience participating in prevalence studies, regulatory readiness activities, and performance improvement initiatives
- Wound Care Certification (WOCN, CWOCN, CWON, WCC, or equivalent) preferred upon hire
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