Location Detail: 71 Haynes Street (10627)
Position Summary:
The Inpatient WOCN APRN is a highly skilled advanced practice nurse specializing in assessment, management, and prevention of complex wounds, ostomies, and continence-related conditions. This role provides expert consultation across inpatient units, delivering evidence-based care, promoting optimal patient outcomes, and supporting interdisciplinary collaboration. The WOCN APRN serves as a clinical leader, educator, and resources for patients, families, and healthcare staff.
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Environment:
- Hospital inpatient setting with frequent interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Requires mobility between units and direct patient care activities.
Key Responsibilities:
Clinical Consultation & Patient Care:
- Perform comprehensive wound assessments, including identification of wound etiology and accurate staging/classification.
- Develop and implement individualized wound care plans, including advanced dressing recommendations and treatment modalities.
- Lead pressure injury prevention initiatives, including risk assessment, staff guidance, and protocol implementation.
- Provide ostomy care services, including preoperative stoma site marking and postoperative management.
- Deliver ostomy education to patients and caregivers, ensuring competence in self-care prior to discharge.
- Troubleshoot complex ostomy complications and provide ongoing support to optimize patient outcomes.
Collaboration & Interdisciplinary Care:
- Collaborate closely with hospitalists, surgical teams, nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate comprehensive care plans.
- Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and case reviews to ensure continuity and quality of care.
- Serve as a clinical resource for staff regarding best practices in wound, ostomy, and continence care.
Education & Leadership:
- Provide formal and informal education to nursing staff, providers, and ancillary personnel on wound care, pressure injury prevention, and ostomy management.
- Collaborate with Nursing Education to provide education to clinical staff and help maintain competencies associated with wound care
- Support onboarding and ongoing competency development related to WOCN practices.
- Contribute to patient and family education initiatives to improve health literacy and outcomes.
Key Competencies:
- Clinical expertise in wound, ostomy, and continence care
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Patient and staff education
- Quality improvement and outcomes management
- Strong communication and leadership skills
This role is integral to advancing patient care quality, reducing complications, and promoting best practices in wound and ostomy management across the inpatient setting.
Qualifications
- Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nursing (APRN required).
- Current APRN licensure in applicable state.
- Certification as a Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse (WOCN) required.
- Minimum of 3–5 years of clinical experience in wound and ostomy care, preferably in an inpatient setting.
- Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in acute care or hospital-based consultation roles.
- Familiarity with quality improvement methodologies and data-driven practice.