What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse (RN) Wound Ostomy position at Inova Health System?
Inova Loudoun Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) Wound Ostomy to join the team. This role will be Full-Time; 4-9-Hour Shifts (36 Hours per Week); No weekends.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, & flexible work schedules.
Registered Nurse (RN) Wound Ostomy Job Responsibilities:
- Conducts comprehensive patient assessments to evaluate wound, ostomy, and continence needs and develop individualized care plans
- Coordinates and provides direct patient care for individuals with complex wound, ostomy, and continence conditions
- Provides education and training to patients, families, and nursing staff on wound care management, ostomy care, and continence care
- Serves as a resource, preceptor and mentor for nursing staff, healthcare providers, and interdisciplinary teams
- Collaborates with healthcare teams to develop and implement evidence-based guidelines and protocols related to wound, ostomy, and continence care
- Stays updated with the latest advancements in wound care, ostomy care, and continence care and participate in professional development opportunities
- Refers patients to home care, outpatient services, and support groups as appropriate
- Advocates for patient rights from patient and family perspectives and provides counsel and acts as a resource to resolve issues
- Leads skin prevalence study within operating unit
- May perform additional duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
- Experience: 3 years of Registered Nurse experience providing wound/ostomy care and Wound Certification (see certifications) or 5 years of Registered Nurse experience providing wound/ostomy care
- Certification: Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association; One of the following certifications: Certified Wound Specialist (CWS); Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (CWOCN); Certified Ostomy Care Nurse (COCN); Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN); or 2 additional years (total of 5 years) of Registered Nurse experience providing wound/ostomy care in lieu of certification. Licensed Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certification: Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (CWOCN)
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.
Salary : $5,250