Nurse Clinician-Wound/Ostomy

Summary:

Under nursing administration and in clinical collaboration with a physician, incumbents of this class provide comprehensive primary care in the area of Wound/Ostomy. This will includehealth education, preventive medicine, communicable diseases, and education, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Incumbents provide primary medical care consisting of the necessary examinations, assessments, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Supervision may be a function of this class, and instructional guidance is provided to nursing and other healthcare professionals in the area of expertise. Does related work as required. Training and

Experience:

Possession of a valid license and current registration issued by the New York State Department of Education, as a registered professional nurse and three years of professional nursing experience where the primary function of the position was nursing in a hospital or health care agency, two years of which must have been in the area of specialization. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a nursing. Current Board Certification in Wound and Ostomy by WOC Nurse Certification Board. Certified in Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. **Preferred: Previous Wound/Ostomy experience and knowledgeable in conducting NDNQI Pressure Injury Prevalence Surveys.

About Us:

Westchester Medical Center

Westchester Medical Center is the premier provider of advanced medical care in New York's Hudson Valley. The flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, this 895-bed academic hospital in Valhalla, NY, provides local residents with acute-care services -- Level I trauma and burn care, organ transplants and advanced neurovascular procedures and more -- found nowhere else in the region. Westchester Medical Center is the primary referral facility for other Hudson Valley hospitals and serves as a lifeline for more than 3 million.