Cert WOC RN Specialist PT
Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital
Oceanside, New York
Education/Staff Development · Rehabilitation · Research · Wound Ostomy
Posted Jun 2
- Unit
- Education/Staff Development
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Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 3+ years
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Position Summary
Summary
The Certified Wound, Ostomy & Continence (WOC) Nurse Specialist is a Registered Professional Nurse who, as a result of graduate education, possesses advanced knowledge in acute management and rehabilitation of patients with integumentary, gastro-intestinal and genito-urinary disorders. The WOC Nurse provides and facilitates the optimal management of patients with acute/chronic wounds, ostomies, fistulae, tubes and drains. The WOC Nurse individualizes and coordinates complex treatment modalities/adjuvant therapies and palliative management across care settings through consultation, education, research and collaboration.
As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, the WOC Nurse functions in an autonomous and collaborative framework. The WOC Nurse exemplifies the philosophy and standards of the Patient Care Service Division of the Hospital. The WOC Nurse maintains Wound Ostomy & Continence Board Certification and possesses a Master’s Degree in Nursing.
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Qualifications
Responsibilities
Education Required
- Must complete in-house orientation program
- Graduate of an accredited program for Registered Professional Nursing (Masters Degree in Nursing required).
- Must successfully complete internal Nursing Orientation program.
Experience And Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Speaks, reads and writes English
- Registered Professional Nurse for a minimum of three years.
- Recent clinical experience as a Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse Specialist with demonstrated competency in specialty area of practice.
License/Certifications
- Current and valid New York State registration authorizing practice as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN).
- Advanced Certification from a nationally recognized certifying body in area of clinical practice/specialty.
- WOCN Certification.
- BLS
Working Conditions
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Working Conditions
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worn
- Frequent, prolonged standing/walking.
- Lifts, positions and/or transfers patients/equipment.
- Protective clothing/equipment worn (face shields, gloves, impermeable gown, particulate respirator).
Sourced from Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital’s careers page.
Requirements
- Current and valid New York State registration authorizing practice as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN)
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Masters Degree in Nursing
- Minimum 3 years RN experience
- Current New York State RN license
- Advanced Certification from nationally recognized certifying body
- WOCN Certification
- BLS
- RN
Place
- City
- Oceanside, New York
- Median rent
- $2,227/mo
- Local household income
- $149,560/yr
- State price level
- 8% above the national average
- Address
- 1 Healthy Way, Oceanside, NY 11572, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
New York index 107.9, where 100 is the national average.
Oceanside is a calm South Shore Long Island community with a suburban feel and easy access to the water. About an hour from Manhattan by rail, it is well suited for nurses who want a quieter residential base without losing connection to New York City's hospital network.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital is a hospital located in Oceanside, NY. The organization requires all new nursing hires to complete an in-house orientation program and mandates annual in-service education for ongoing competency. The nursing scope of practice described in…
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