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Registered Nurse
Brooklyn, NY
Wound Care Nurse – Brooklyn, NY
Position Overview
The facility seeks an experienced Wound Care Nurse to join its clinical team. You'll assess, treat, and manage patients with acute and chronic wounds—including pressure injuries, surgical wounds, and diabetic ulcers—while providing education to patients, families, and nursing staff.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive wound assessments and develop individualized treatment plans
- Execute wound care procedures including dressing changes, debridement, and advanced therapies
- Monitor healing progress and adjust care as needed
- Educate patients and families on wound prevention, care, and home management
- Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team on plan of care
- Provide ostomy and continence-related care and education
- Document assessments and treatments accurately in the electronic health record
- Ensure infection control and safety protocols during all procedures
- Contribute to facility-wide staff education on wound prevention and best practices
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives
Requirements
- Active New York State RN license
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Nursing
- AHA BLS certification
- 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)
- Wound Care Certified (WCC)
- Minimum 2 years of medical-surgical nursing experience with wound and ostomy care
Position Details
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
- Duration: 13-week contract
- Start Date: November 18, 2026