Wound, Ostomy, Continence Registered Nurse (RN)

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital; Torrington (CT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, CT, seeks a WOC Nurse Leader to collaborate with an interprofessional team and provide clinical support, consultation, and education for wounds, ostomies, and related conditions.

The role enhances patient care quality and develops nursing staff, serving as a clinical resource and role model while tailoring plans to patient-specific needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in nursing.
• 2 years acute care nursing experience.
• CT RN License.
• Board Certified in Wound, Ostomy and Continence.
• Masters in Nursing or APRN preferred.
• CT APRN License preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with interprofessional team to provide clinical support, consultation and education for patients with wounds, ostomies and related conditions.
• Supports and enhances quality of care delivered and aids in optimum development of nursing staff.
• Serves as a clinical resource and role model for nursing staff.
• Incorporates patient-specific needs into planning and provision of care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor degree in nursing

Masters in Nursing or APRN preferred

CT RN License

CT APRN License preferred

Board Certified in Wound Ostomy and Continence

Job description

Location Detail: Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (10115)

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Every day more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network.

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital is a 122-bed, general acute care community hospital located in Torrington, Connecticut, that serves as a regional health care resource for the 100,000 residents of Litchfield County and Northwest Connecticut. CHH offers personalized attention from an expert team of caregivers and physicians that utilize advanced technology and clinical partnerships in a convenient, safe and comfortable patient environment.

The hospital based Wound Ostomy Continence (WOC) Nurse Leader collaborates with the inter professional team to provide clinical support, consultation and education related to patients with pressure injuries, wounds of other etiologies, ostomies and other selected disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary and integumentary systems. This collaboration supports and enhances the quality of care delivered and facilitates optimum development of nursing staff. The WOC nurse leader serves as a clinical resource and role model for nursing staff. Incorporates patient specific needs into planning and provision of care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in nursing
• 2 years acute care nursing experience
• CT RN License
• Board Certified in Wound, Ostomy and Continence
• Masters in Nursing or APRN preferred
• CT APRN License preferred

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With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge - helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.