RN Wound Ostomy

Corewell Health • Dearborn, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The hospital-based Wound Clinician serves as a clinical resource and consultant for acute-care inpatients with disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and integumentary systems. Care extends to patients with acute and chronic wounds, including complex draining wounds, fistulae, pressure injuries, and vascular ulcers, as well as ostomies, percutaneous tubes, and continence disorders. Professional responsibilities include direct patient care, clinical consultation, education, research, and administration.

The role uses the nursing process to assess, plan, deliver, coordinate, and evaluate care for patients with WOC needs. It provides individualized consultation and education for wound and skin care, ostomy care, and urinary or fecal continence disorders, while supporting staff education and clinical practice. The clinician also collaborates on protocols and best practices, participates in related committees, and contributes to reporting and selection of cost-effective supplies and equipment.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Two to four years of recent, relevant nursing experience; two years of relevant experience are listed as required.
• Wound Care Certified (WCC) certification from NAWCO upon hire, or Wound Ostomy Nurse Certified (CWON) certification from WOCNCB, with two years required.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Michigan upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association upon hire, or BLS certification from the American Red Cross.

Nice To Haves

• Two to four years of recent, relevant nursing experience is identified as preferred.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process to direct or deliver care to patients with WOC needs, including assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Maintain current physical, psychosocial, and clinical assessment skills and therapeutic communication to determine patient needs and expected outcomes.
• Participate in committees or task forces related to wound, ostomy, and continence issues.
• Consult on altered skin integrity and develop individualized plans of care to achieve expected outcomes.
• Guide staff in implementing protocols to identify, control, or eliminate causes of skin breakdown, including selecting appropriate support surfaces.
• Educate patients, caregivers, and staff about skin care, wound management, percutaneous tube care, and draining wound or fistula management.
• Consult on negative pressure wound therapy, including subsequent dressing changes, and coordinate care with the patient's next care setting.
• Validate pressure injury data collection for nursing quality indicators.
• Provide preoperative and postoperative ostomy education to patients and families, considering physical and psychological adaptation.
• Mark preoperative stoma sites based on the patient's anatomy, physical capabilities, and lifestyle.
• Assess stomas and their function; initiate appropriate stoma care procedures, including removing rods or sutures, fitting pouching systems, and teaching stoma and peristomal skin care.
• Provide patients with ostomy care, discharge, referral, and supply information.
• Identify risk factors for urinary or fecal continence disorders and assess affected patients.
• Establish continence management programs, including recommendations for containment or absorptive products, devices, skin care, education, and counseling.
• Participate in developing and implementing procedures and protocols based on current national guidelines for ostomy, wound management, skin integrity, and continence care.
• Support nursing and medical staff in maintaining WOC knowledge and competence through continuing education, orientation, collaborative practice committees, and nursing councils.
• Attend continuing education programs related to WOC nursing to maintain current knowledge and skills.
• Collaborate with leadership and multidisciplinary clinical practice teams to establish protocols that support best practices and optimal clinical outcomes.
• Maintain and submit required activity and statistical reports to the appropriate department supervisor.
• Contribute to selecting cost-effective supplies and equipment for WOC care, including items that may need to be individualized for different units or departments.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package supporting financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts directory with deals on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and other offerings.
• Optional identity theft protection.
• Optional home and auto insurance.
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and matching savings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level