Summary

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Benefits

• • Student loan repayment available for qualified candidates  
  • RN to BSN tuition assistance up to $12,500  
  • $1.00 BSN pay  
  • $1.00 certification pay  
  • Up to $5,000 STAR Clinical ladder bonus per year  
  • Tuition reimbursement up to $1,200 per year  
  • Preceptor pay for your time supporting new staff  
  • Shared Governance Council  
  • Health/Dental/Vision  
  • Retirement with employer match  
  • Onsite daycare with extended hours, holidays and weekends  
  • Employee Discount at CoxHealth Fitness Centers  
  • Pharmacy delivery to your unit  
  • On-site Employee Health services  
  • Opportunity to earn referral bonuses of up to $5,000 per hire for certain positions  
  • 1906 Employee Store  
  • 20% tuition discount on most classes at Cox College  
  • Cafeteria discount  

Join our specialized team dedicated to providing exceptional care for patients with skin, wound, and ostomy needs. As a Skin/Wound/Ostomy Care Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in supporting healthcare providers and bedside staff throughout the hospital. Working within physician-approved guidelines, you will independently assess patient needs, develop comprehensive plans of care, and collaborate with bedside staff to ensure successful implementation. If you're passionate about skin/wound/ostomy specialized care and ready to make a meaningful impact in patient treatment, we invite you to join our dedicated team. Apply now to be part of a supportive environment where you can contribute to improving patient care. 

  Job Summary

• • The The Skin/Wound/Ostomy nurse specializes in the management of patients with urinary and fecal diversions (i.e. ostomies), draining wounds and fistulas, fecal and urinary incontinence, and acute and chronic wounds such as post-operative surgical wounds requiring packing or negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), pressure ulcers and vascular ulcers. The nurse must be able to assess patient condition, administer medications, change dressings, manage NPWT pumps (wound vacs), and mark ostomy sites pre-operatively. The Skin/Wound/Ostomy nurse provides support and education to patients and their families, including but not limited to pre and post-operative teaching, wound care, ostomy care, and ostomy appliance maintenance/trouble-shooting.

Job Requirements

• • Education
    • Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program
    • Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Experience
    • Preferred: One year of bedside nursing experience within the last five years
    • Preferred: Previous recent acute care med/surg nursing experience
    • Preferred: Wound and/or Ostomy experience
  • Skills
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Demonstrate effective leadership abilities
    • Exhibits valuable time management skills
    • Strong critical thinking/problem solving skills
    • Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment

• • • Licensure/Certification/Registration

• • • Required: RN license active in the state of Missouri
    • Required: BLS must be obtained within 90 days of hire
    • Required: Must obtain CWON, CWCN, COCN, CWOCN, CWS, WCC, or OMS certification from NAWCO, WOCNCB, or ABWM within 24 months of hire.