This position requires working rotating weekends and rotating holidays.

Job Summary

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 approved nursing program
Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Experience

Required: 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: MO RN license
Required: BLS must be obtained within 90 days of hire
Required: Must obtain a CWOCN, CWS, or CWCA certification from NAWCO, WOCNCB, or ABWM within 2 years of hire