Wound - Enterostomal Coordinator RN

CommonSpirit Health•Tacoma, WA

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About The Position

The Wound - Enterostomal Coordinator RN provides individualized, comprehensive care for wound care, ostomy, and continence patients. The role includes assessing patients’ physical and psychosocial needs and developing, implementing, evaluating, and modifying care plans based on ongoing assessment. The coordinator manages patients with ostomies, draining wounds or fistulas, altered skin integrity, and altered continence, and develops discharge plans and referrals when needed. The RN is a primary patient educator, helping patients and families learn ostomy care and achieve independence and self-care. The coordinator also provides clinical resources and consultation across acute care, ambulatory care, and community settings; delivers education to nursing and medical staff; and serves as a preceptor when appropriate. The role includes evaluating wound and ostomy products, managing the wound and ostomy formulary, maintaining accurate documentation and statistics, and communicating effectively with patients from diverse cultures.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited Enterostomal Therapy Nursing Education program.
Nine months of Registered Nurse experience.
Washington Registered Nurse license, upon hire.
Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire.
Certified Wound Care Nurse, upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
One year of recent work experience in the practice of ET (WOC) nursing demonstrating the required job knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Wound Care Certified credential.
Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse credential.
Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse credential.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, evaluate, and modify plans of care for wound care, ostomy, and continence patients.
Assess patients’ current physical and psychosocial needs.
Develop discharge plans and referrals based on ongoing assessment when needed.
Manage patients with ostomies, draining wounds or fistulas, altered skin integrity, and altered continence.
Educate patients and families about ostomy care to support rehabilitation, independence, and self-care.
Provide community outreach and serve as a resource for patients in acute care, ambulatory care, and community settings where appropriate.
Provide classroom, in-service, and direct education to nursing and medical staff related to Enterostomal Therapy.
Serve as a clinical preceptor to staff members, nursing students, and WOC students when appropriate.
Provide specialty consultation for FHS and the community.
Evaluate ostomy and wound care products on an ongoing basis and manage the ostomy and wound care formulary.
Attend annual regional and national WOCN conferences as able.
Complete required documentation accurately, thoroughly, and promptly in accordance with FHS standards and procedures.
Maintain accurate records and statistics.
Use communication tools and materials appropriately and account for how patient cultures may affect communication, collaboration, and care.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the department’s defined patient populations.