Registered Nurse (RN) - Wound Ostomy & Continence - WOCN Certified - PRN

Interested in a career with both meaning and growth? Whether your abilities are in direct patient care or one of the many other areas of healthcare administration and support, everyone at Parkland works together to fulfill our mission: the health and well-being of individuals and communities entrusted to our care. By joining Parkland, you become part of a diverse healthcare legacy that’s served our community for more than 125 years. Put your skills to work with us, seek opportunities to learn and join a talented team where patient care is more than a job. It’s our passion.

PRIMARY PURPOSE

Coordinate, manage and evaluate the care of people with wounds, ostomies and/or continence issues from admission through discharge to facilitate high-quality, patient-centered care in a cost effective manner. Promote collaboration among the health care teams to provide a multidisciplinary approach in the care of patients with wounds and ostomies.

MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS

Education:

- Must have a Bachelors degree in nursing.

- Prefer graduates of a Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Education Program (WOCNEP) accredited by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN).

Experience

- If less than 9 months experience, a Nurse residency is required. LVN experience does not waive this requirement. 

Equivalent Experience:

- N/A

Certification/Registration/Licensure:

- Must have and maintain current RN license or valid temporary license with the Texas Board of Nursing; or, valid Compact RN license.

- Must hold and maintain one certification from the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB), as follows.

• - Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse (CWOCN)
• - Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN)
• -Certified Ostomy Care Nurse (COCN)
• -Certified Continence Care Nurse (CCCN)
• -Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse (CWON)
• -Certified Foot Care Nurse (CFCN)

- Must have current healthcare provider CPR course completion card from one of the following:

• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross Rescuer
• Military Training Network.

Skills or Special Abilities:

- Provides care for assigned patient population in accordance with the current State of Texas Nurse Practice Act, established protocols, multi-disciplinary plan of care, and clinical area specific standards. Provides continuous assessment, consults with other team members as required and provides nursing care which demonstrates patient centered/patient valued care. Exercises independent judgment in providing nursing care and takes initiative in recommending changes to care plan.

- Must be able to demonstrate effective communication skills to facilitate a multidisciplinary care approach involving the patient, family, interdisciplinary team members to include peers and community health care.

- Must demonstrate advanced analytical ability to prioritize, assess, evaluate, and recognize variances in the patient or family that may require adjustments in the plan of care to promote optimal outcomes.

- Must demonstrate skills of self-direction, time management, flexibility and adaptability with patient care.

- Must initiate changes in patient care utilizing independent judgment with minimum supervision.

- Must possess leadership abilities.

- Must demonstrate knowledge of and comfort with application, management and guidelines of negative pressure wound therapies.

- Must demonstrate and maintain basic knowledge of operating room techniques for negative pressure therapy application.

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