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WOCN RN - Ostomy
WOCN RN - OstomyHEALTH FIRST CAREERS • Melbourne, FL, United States
WOCN RN - Ostomy

WOCN RN - Ostomy

HEALTH FIRST CAREERS • Melbourne, FL, United States
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Job Requirements

*$20,000* Sign-On Bonus

POSITION SUMMARY:

To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Service and Stewardship by providing the full scope of WOC nursing practice, including education, counseling, research, and administration to promote safe and effective patient-centered care with improved outcomes, appropriate resource utilization, and supported discharge planning to ensure continuity of care for individuals with:
  • Altered skin integrity and other wound care issues.
  • Diversion of the urinary and /or gastrointestinal tract.
  • Incontinence of the bowel and/or bladder.
PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
  1. Demonstrates advanced nursing knowledge and practice for patients with ostomies, draining wounds, fistulas, alterations of skin integrity and incontinence, including conservative sharp debridement.
  2. Utilizes case-finding strategies to identify at risk patients, such as unit rounds, utilization of computer reports, chart review, etc.
  3. Identifies educational needs of the patient/significant other, clinical staff, and the community. Assists in the development and implementation of formal and informal educational offerings.
  4. Assists with orientating and precepting of undergrad/graduate nursing students, clinical associates, and RNs seeking WOC certification.
  5. Contributes to the development, implementation, and review of standards of care, policies/procedures and clinical pathways related to patients with ostomies, draining wounds, fistulas, skin alterations and incontinence.
  6. Actively participates on relevant committees, such as Risk Management, Best Practice, Wound/Ostomy/Continence Resource Team, Product Standards, etc. Assumes leadership role, per needs of specific facility.
  7. Participates in research to improve practice and outcomes (eg, performance improvement process, product evaluation, etc), taking an active role in coordination of prevalence and incidence studies, per needs of specific facility.
  8. Provides clinical consultations for physicians and staff caring for patients who have wounds, ostomies, or issues with continence of bowel or bladder; providing recommendations for the most appropriate specialty surfaces and repositioning devices.
  9. Serves as community resource for related support groups to promote continuity of care after discharge from the hospital.
  10. Contributes to the patient experience as evidenced by positive patient satisfaction scores, HCAHPs scores, and written/verbal compliments by patients/others. Consistently participates in the No Pass Zone initiative by responding to call lights and bed exit alarms.


Work Experience

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Education:
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing or related Bachelor's Degree.
  • Work Experience:
  • At least two (2) years clinical experience as an RN.
  • Licensure:
  • Current State of Florida RN licensure or endorsement.
  • Certification:
  • Must hold current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and maintain.
  • Current Board certification by the WOCN Certification Board in wound, ostomy, and continence.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS - Moderate
  • Physically agile; may require walking, standing running, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing or crouching frequently.
  • Medium work that may include lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, with or without assistance.
  • May require moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces, including reaching out and above shoulders or over head.
  • May lift, turn, pull, push, or ambulate people and/or equipment with or without assistance up to 90% of the assigned shift.
  • May be exposed to inside and outside environments with varied temperatures, air quality, lighting and/or low to loud noise.
  • May require working with biohazards such as blood/body fluids and airborne particles following OSHA and CDC Guidelines.
  • Communicating with others to exchange information.
  • Visual acuity and hand-eye coordination to perform tasks.
  • Workspace may vary from open to confined; on site or remote.
  • May require travel to various facilities within and beyond county perimeter; may require use of personal vehicle.
COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT/SKILLS CHECKLIST:
  • Adheres to the Standards of Practice as established by the Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurses' Society, the most current edition of the Professional Practice Manual, and the Florida State Nurse Practice Act.
  • Refer to specific skills checklist.


Schedule : Full-Time

Shift Times : variable

Paygrade : 39
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WOCN RN - Ostomy • Melbourne, FL, United States

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