Wound Ostomy RN

Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That’s what you’ll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation. You’ll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we’ll create healthier, stronger communities. Imagine your career at Catholic Health Initiatives!

Job Responsibilities

• As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.
• Provides wound, ostomy, continence (WOC) focused care to patients with abdominal stomas, wounds, fistulas, drains, pressure sores, dermal ulcers, and incontinence. Responsible for various management functions (i.e., budget, supplies), educating, consulting, and researching.
• Cares for patients aged neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric with a variety of medical problems at various developmental levels. Patients are from both traditional and non-traditional family structures with a variety of sociocultural and educational backgrounds. Clients served may include in-patients, out-patients, and patients in home care, ancillary departments, and contracted facilities.
• The Registered Nurse is responsible to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care for assigned patients. The Registered Nurse demonstrates competency in nursing practice as outlined in the Nebraska Nurse Practice Act. The Registered Nurse must be trained to provide care for patients in their primary department.
• Serves as a resource for nursing staff and other professional staff in educating patients and families in management of wound, ostomy, and continence conditions.
  
• Provides peri-operative education and stoma-site marking for patients undergoing ostomy surgery.
• Provides education to professional staff in topics on ostomy care, wound management, and skin care related toincontinence.

We are looking for a responsible and compassionate Registered Nurse with top-notch clinical skills, a caring attitude, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision. It is also important to display excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to effectively educate patients and their families on the in-home healthcare process.

Additional requirements for this role include:

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license that allows you to practice in our state
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Experience as a Registered Nurse preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required
• Specialty certification (ex: CCRN, CNOR, CEN) preferred
• Additional certification or licensure may be required for some specialty areas