Primary role will include, but not be limited to, the direct care of patient and family of patients with gastrointestinal and genitourinary stomas, gastrointestinal and genitourinary continence disorders, acute/chronic wounds and fistulas. Direct care may encompass the complete care continuum and include assessment, testing, planning of care, intervention(s) and ongoing re-evaluation of patients.
Essential Functions:
- Provides follow-up and interventions to patients diagnosed with ostomies, draining wounds, fistulae, or skin breakdown secondary to pressure, incontinence, venous hypertension, arterial insufficiency, trauma, surgery or diabetic neuropathy and other related skin issues.
- Provides direct patient care counseling of individuals anticipating surgery which may result in the creation of a stoma, individualized instruction for those who have an abdominal stoma for the diversion of stool or urine, or assessment and treatment recommendations for the above stated skin breakdown conditions.
- Assists patient through continuum of care for management of related issues.
- Evaluates new and currently used products for ostomy, continence and wound care.
- Makes recommendations to patients in obtaining related products.
- Assesses individual patient needs and goals, and provides educational programs to physicians, nursing, and other paramedical professionals on ostomy/wound care management and self-care education.
- Conducts continuing educational programs for physicians and nursing personnel.
- This helps provide current standards of practice for ostomy patients.
- Provides patient/family teaching and education regarding ostomy/wound care and self-management.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum one (1) year of previous clinical nursing experience as a Registered Nurse in caring for patients with abdominal somas, draining wounds, fistulas, and pressure sores.
- Completion of an accredited CWON program.
- Current CA RN license.
- AHA BLS.
- Current Board Certification in Wound Ostomy Nursing (CWON).
- Current Board Certification in Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing (CWOCN), preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of pediatric and adult patient teaching principles.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary and integumentary systems including path physiology.
- Effective communication skills.
- Fine motor dexterity.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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