Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse - Nursing Surgery Management - FT Day
About The Position
The Certified Wound Continence and Ostomy Nurse uses the nursing process to provide specialized care for patients with wound, ostomy, and continence concerns in the acute care setting. This role involves direct patient care, as well as serving as an educator, consultant, researcher, or administrator. The nurse participates in patient care assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for inpatients, and partners with patients and their families to identify learning needs and provide education. The position also involves providing care for stomas, complex wounds, fistulae, pressure ulcers, and fecal and urinary incontinence, and assisting physicians and nursing staff with management and teaching related to complex skin care needs and ostomies. The role includes acquiring and maintaining current knowledge, mentoring hospital staff, leading a wound care shared governance committee, and conducting product reviews for wound and ostomy care.
Requirements
- Registered nurse with certification in wound, ostomy, and continence specialty (CWON or CWOCN).
- BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association
- CWON - Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse - Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Certification Board or CWOCN - Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse - Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Certification Board
- RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_PA - State of Pennsylvania
- Demonstrates effective use of conflict resolution skills as necessary to ensure timely resolution of issues.
- Demonstrates efficient prioritization and time management skills.
- 2 years of experience in medical-surgical nursing
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing
Responsibilities
- Interacts with co-workers, patients, their families/designated care partner(s), and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
- Integrates evidence based practice, clinical expertise, patients, their family/designated care partner(s) preferences and cultural beliefs and values for delivery of optimal health care.
- Partners with patients, their family/designated care partner(s) in identifying learning needs and priorities and provides education in ways that is useful, understandable and affirming.
- Participates in patient care assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation for outpatients with wound and/or ostomy care needs.
- Provides care for stomas, complex wounds, fistulae, pressure ulcers, and fecal and urinary incontinence.
- Provides specialized knowledge and skill to assist physicians and nursing staff with the management and teaching of patients with complex skin care needs, and guidance for selection of related product formulary.
- Provides specialized knowledge and skill to assist physicians and nursing staff with the management and teaching of patients with ostomies or patients with complex skin care needs.
- Acquires and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice to deliver quality patient care.
- Provides mentoring for hospital staff in relation to these issues and assists in setting guidelines for patient care.
- Leads, coordinates and carries out a wound care shared governance committee which includes collection and reporting of data such as incidence, prevalence, and pressure injury prevention interventions.
- Conducts product review related to wound and ostomy care collecting recommendations, evaluations and development of protocols for utilization.
Benefits
- medical (including prescription)
- supplemental insurance
- dental
- vision
- life and AD&D insurance
- short- and long-term disability
- flexible spending accounts
- retirement plans
- tuition assistance
- voluntary benefits
- tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
