RN - Wound Ostomy Nurse - 30hrs/week, Days

4 days ago


East Nassau, United States Albany Medical Center Full time
RN - Wound Ostomy Nurse - 30hrs/week, Days at Albany Medical Center summary:

The Wound Ostomy Continence (WOC) Nurse specializes in the care of patients with wound, ostomy, and continence needs, offering both direct clinical support and indirect education and consultation. This role involves comprehensive patient assessments, diagnosis planning, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to enhance care quality and efficiency. The nurse also participates in quality improvement efforts, ensuring best practices are adhered to in wound and ostomy management.

Department/Unit:

Wound Ostomy

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

The Wound Ostomy Continence (WOC) Nurse is an expert in the nursing care of those with wound, ostomy, and continence needs, who supports the delivery of patient care and facilitates patient progress and transitions across the institution and throughout the acute care stay. The WOC Nurse functions as a care provider directly through hands-on clinical support and indirectly as educators, consultants and clinical experts.

Hourly Rate: $38.53 - $63.58

Job Description

  • Assessment—collects pertinent data and information relative to the health or situation of the healthcare consumer with wound, ostomy, and/or continence care needs.
  • Diagnosis—analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnoses, problems, or issues related to wound, ostomy, and/or continence care needs.
  • Outcomes Identification—identifies expected outcomes for a plan that is individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation involving wound, ostomy, and/or continence care issues.
  • Contributes to efforts to improve healthcare efficiency while attaining positive outcomes.
  • Collects and analyzes data, including cultural influences and factors, to monitor the quality of WOC nursing practice.
  • Collaborates with the interprofessional team to implement quality improvement plans and interventions to enhance wound, ostomy, and/or continence care.
  • Provides critical review and/or evaluation of policies, procedures, and guidelines to improve the quality of wound, ostomy, and/or continence care.
  • Assesses the patient’s wound, ostomy, and/or continence care needs; and the available resources to achieve the desired outcomes.
  • Assists the organization in factoring costs, risks, and benefits in decisions about care through participation in Value Analysis for product determination, NPWT costs, and specialty bed purchase/rental costs.
  • Assists the patient in identifying and securing appropriate services to address wound, ostomy, and/or continence care needs for patients.
  • Identifies the impact of resource allocation on the potential for harm, complexity of the task, and desired outcomes.

Additional Job Description/Requirements

  • Graduated from an accredited WOC Nursing Education Program with a plan to be tri-certified within 1 year of graduation. 
  • Bachelor’s Degree with major in nursing required. Master’s in Nursing preferred or currently obtaining Master’s in Nursing with plan for completion within 5 years.
  • Must hold current NYS Registered Nurse license.
  • 3-5 years of experience in nursing.
  • Able to communicate effectively at all levels within the organization and with external customers and agencies.
  • Creates a collegial and collaborative environment among all members of the healthcare team.
  • Articulates clear expectations with staff and members of the patient care team.
  • Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for decisions.
  • Identifies problems, gathers data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions.
  • Ability to improve job performance through continuing education.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center​

Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.


Keywords:

Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, Nursing, Patient Care, Clinical Support, Healthcare, Quality Improvement, Nursing Education, Interprofessional Collaboration



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