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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades—is a 384-bed, not-for-profit, fully accredited community teaching hospital serving Queens since 1891, where we started in just a four-bedroom house. Today, we deliver nationally recognized care in cardiology, stroke, oncology, imaging, and emergency medicine, and are New York State’s only Primary Heart Attack Center and the first Comprehensive Stroke Center.

With an expanded Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, modern maternity services, and over 120,000 ER visits annually, we offer dynamic opportunities for professional growth, impact and clinical excellence. Through our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the upcoming opening of our newly built, state-of-the-art Cancer Center, we continue to expand access to world-class care.

As a safety-net hospital, filling a void for the people in the community, we proudly serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Join us during this exciting period of growth and help shape the future of healthcare.

Mission: To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none. 

Vision: To be the premier integrated healthcare delivery system by providing the highest quality, most cost-effective service, which is accessible and sensitive to all.

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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (Medisys Health Network) is a 404-bed fully accredited community teaching hospital, with a Level I Trauma Center, located in Queens, NY. We currently have a career opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Manager – Wound Care to oversee the patient Wound Care/Pressure Reduction program.

The Clinical Nurse Manager- Wound Care will provide clinical leadership in the promotion of patient outcomes, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and coordinate and facilitate daily clinical activities to ensure effective use of resources.

Other duties will include:

  • Planning, Implementing, and evaluating delivery of overall nursing care to patients requiring daily wound care treatment regimens and ensure daily operations run smoothly.
  • Implement unit specific quality and performance plan that measure patient outcomes.
  • Collaborates with the clinical interdisciplinary team to provide optimal patient care.
  • Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of nursing theory and practice and principles, methods and techniques involved in providing nursing care.
  • Mentoring and promoting the training of nursing staff to effect best practices and advance staff skillset. 
  • Evaluating healthcare treatments and potential risks for diverse populations
  • Implementing and overseeing safety standards in the working environment
  • Educating patients and families
Requirements
  • NYS Registered Nurse License
  • BSN required, Master’s preferred.
  • Wound care certification (WOCN/WON) required.
  • Minimum of 3 years nursing managerial /supervisory experience leading a nursing team or comparative unit.
  • BLS, ACLS, (By American Heart Association)
  • Excellent verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Computer proficiency including EPIC /EMR software.

We offer an excellent compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities.

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