What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse position at United Health Services?
Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, UHS Home Care TTHH
United Health Services is seeking a Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse to join our Home Care Skilled Nursing 07 department at UHS Home Care TTHH in Johnson City, NY. This position is benefits eligible.
Shift
Day
Hours per week:
40
Salary range:
$33.57 - $51.39 per hour, depending on experience.
Overview
Responsible and accountable for compliance to all standards of practice and professional development in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, United Health Services and Home Care policies and philosophy, ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for Nurses, WOCN Standards, and the Bill of Patient Rights. Promotes a caring and healing environment for patient-centered care.
Qualifications
Education/Experience
Minimum Required:
- Bachelor degree in Nursing
- 2 years of clinical nursing experience in an acute care setting
- Completion of an accredited WOCN program for WOC Nursing (WOCNEP) within 1 year
Preferred:
- Previous completion of a WOCNEP program
- Previous experience as a WOCN
- 6 years of clinical nursing experience in an acute care setting
License/Certification
Minimum Required:
- Current New York State Registered Nurse License
- Certification through the WOCN Certification Board (WOCNCB) within 1 year
Preferred:
- Current certification as a Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse (CWOCN) through WOCNCB
About United Health Services
United Health Services is a not-for-profit healthcare system serving more than 500,000 people in Upstate New York’s Southern Tier region. We offer integrated healthcare services across 60 locations, including four hospitals, three walk-in centers, and 22 primary care offices, in addition to home care services and senior living facilities. The United Health Services system employs more than 6,300 people and comprises 600 providers who are all committed to providing and supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care.
United Health Services employees and providers are “LOVED!” This means we’re Living Our Values Every Day. Here, you’ll join a team that is dedicated to values-based, coordinated patient care. Every day, we outwardly live our Values of Compassion, Trust, Respect, Teamwork, and Innovation.
About New York’s Southern Tier
As an employee of United Health Services, you’ll call the Southern Tier, or more specifically, the Greater Binghamton area, home. Known for entertainment and restaurants, craft brews, outdoor experiences, minor-league sports, family-friendly events, and a keenness for local history (like our connection to the Twilight Zone and our six antique carousels), Greater Binghamton offers something for everyone. We’re a short drive away from the Finger Lakes region in Central New York, three hours from New York City, and just shy of four hours from Niagara Falls, Canada.
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United Health Services in an Equal Opportunity Employer.
United Health Services, Inc. and the members of the UHS System neither are affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed nor approved by, nor otherwise associated with, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS), UHS of Delaware, Inc. nor their affiliates, which can be found at www.uhsinc.com.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $33.57 - $51.39 per hour
Salary : $34 - $51