CommonSpirit Health

Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse

CommonSpirit Health$85K — $100K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing and WOCN certification as a Wound Ostomy Nurse
  • Minimum of 2 years in a WOCN role
  • Strong understanding of patient care continuum
  • Technical expertise in wound and ostomy care
  • Experience in pressure injury prevention reporting

Responsibilities

  • Develop protocols and practice standards for wound ostomy and incontinence care
  • Serve as a resource for patient care practices
  • Provide expert consultations and hands-on care for acute and chronic wounds
  • Establish and coordinate comprehensive management plans
  • Perform conservative sharp instrumental wound debridement and chemical cauterization
  • Coordinate care, identify trends, and develop treatment protocols
  • Develop and implement educational tools for patients and staff

Benefits

  • Education and training opportunities
  • Flexible work environment
  • Supportive team culture
  • Access to advanced technology in patient care
  • Opportunity to make a significant impact on patient well-being
Full Job Description
Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Wound Ostomy Nurse, you will connect our hospital directly to the community, delivering specialized in-home care that empowers patients to heal comfortably and effectively.

 

Some of the duties to include: 

 

  • Develops Protocols & Practice Standards for managing patients with wound ostomy and incontinence care needs.
  • Serves as resource person for Wound, Ostomy Care patient care practices within the organization.
  • Provides expert consultation and/or hands-on care for individual patients with acute or chronic wounds.
  • Establish/coordinate multi-disciplinary, comprehensive management plans for patients with ostomy and/or wound care needs.
  • Performs conservative sharp instrumental wound debridement of devitalized tissue and chemical cauterization per physician order.
  • Coordinates care for populations of patients, identifying trends, and developing standardized prevention and treatment protocols and refining protocols based on outcomes.
  • Provides expert consultation for individual patients undergoing surgical placement of ostomy, including surgical marking.
  • Advocates for patients with skin and wound care needs.
  • Develops and implements educational tools for patients, staff, and other health care providers.

Every day you will expertly manage in-home patient visits, performing advanced treatments like PICC line care, wound vacs, and infusions, while educating patients and families on complex conditions and treatments.

 

To be successful in this role you must be an exceptionally organized, independent professional, adept at managing complex schedules, patient care, and technology-driven documentation. Your deep commitment to patient engagement and advocacy will make you a vital defense against declining health, fostering a profound impact on individual well-being.

Job Requirements

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing and WOCN certification as a Wound Ostomy Nurse and two plus (2+) years experience in a WOCN role
  • High level of understanding of patient care continuum including ambulatory and inpatient areas
  • Technical expertise in wound and ostomy care including pressure injury prevention reporting 

Preferred

  • MSN and three plus (3+) years experience in a WOCN role

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