13-Week Contract | Full-Time Days | Bethesda, Maryland
We are seeking one experienced Wound, Ostomy and Continence Registered Nurse to support the WOC program at the NIH Clinical Center. This is a 13-week contract assignment with the possibility of a long-term or permanent full-time opportunity based on performance and continued staffing needs.
Schedule
- Monday through Friday
- 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- 40 hours per week
$80,000 - $90,000 a year
Minimum Qualifications
- Active, valid, and unrestricted RN license issued by at least one U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth
- Associate degree, nursing diploma, or bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited institution
- Successful completion of the NCLEX-RN
- Two to three years of current nursing experience in medical-surgical, oncology, or critical care
- Current Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing certification
- Current Basic Life Support certification
- Demonstrated current competency in wound, ostomy, and continence care
- Effective English communication skills
- Computer literacy and proficiency with electronic clinical documentation
- U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident/Green Card status
Primary Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive wound, skin, ostomy, and continence assessments
- Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care
- Recommend appropriate wound treatments, dressings, support surfaces, and pressure-injury prevention measures
- Assess and manage acute, chronic, surgical, and complex wounds
- Provide preoperative and postoperative ostomy assessment, education, and support
- Perform stoma-site marking when qualified, authorized, and assigned
- Evaluate ostomy function, peristomal skin, appliances, and supply needs
- Support patients experiencing urinary or fecal incontinence
- Monitor healing progress and promptly communicate changes or concerns to the care team
- Provide hands-on education to patients, families, nurses, and other healthcare personnel
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, dietitians, therapists, and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential clinical documentation
- Follow NIH clinical protocols, infection-control practices, patient-safety requirements, and professional standards
- Participate in required orientation, training, quality-improvement, and competency activities
Additional Requirements
Selected candidates must satisfy NIH credentialing, health, immunization, security, fingerprinting, background-investigation, and facility-access requirements. All licenses, certifications, competencies, and health documentation must remain current throughout the assignment.
Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will bring strong clinical judgment, advanced wound-care expertise, excellent patient-education skills, and a collaborative approach to caring for patients with complex wound, ostomy, and continence needs.
