Registered Nurse; RN Wound Ostomy Continence PRN Job Durham area,North Carolina USA,Nursing

Position: Registered Nurse (RN) Wound Ostomy Continence PRN

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Registered Nurse (RN) Wound Ostomy Continence PRN

Work Arrangement:
On-Site

Requisition Number: 255896

Regular or Temporary:
Regular

Location:

Durham, NC, US, 27704

Date:
Apr 1, 2025

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

About Duke Regional Hospital

Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which ranks as the number four hospital in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area, according to U.S. News and World Report for . Duke Regional Hospital is the second largest of Duke Health's three hospitals and offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical, and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services.

Duke Nursing Highlights:

Duke University Health System is designated as a Magnet organization
Nurses from each hospital are consistently recognized each year as North Carolina's Great 100 Nurses.
Duke University Health System was awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties Award for Nursing Certification Advocacy for being strong advocates of specialty nursing certification.
Duke University Health System has 6000 + registered nurses
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Living in the Triangle!
Relocation Assistance (based on eligibility)

CLINICAL NURSE, WOUND CARE, PRN
Job Summary

The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Clinical Service Nurse (WOC CSN) provides care to patients with stomas, draining wounds, or incontinence, throughout the organization. This includes utilization of clinical expertise to provide preoperative and postoperative care, counseling, and teaching to patients 0-99 years of age in need of wound, ostomy, and/or continence management. The WOC CSN’s primary responsibility is to educate nurses to ensure knowledge and competency in basic wound, ostomy, and continence management;

and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team in a variety of specialties in planning and coordinating the care. The WOC CSN is an integral part of multiple teams, as a clinician, educator, and consultant.

Job Hours
PRN Days, as needed

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Plan and provide professional nursing care for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures (Direct Care)

Identifies patient caseload through referrals and active case finding.

Conducts complete and accurate patient assessment

Provides specialized nursing treatment, care, and education to patients with wounds

Provides specialized nursing treatment, care, stomal siting, and education to patients undergoing urinary or stool diversion in accordance with physician/nursing orders and established policies and procedures

Provides specialized nursing treatment, care, and education to patients with draining wounds or requiring continence management or other specialized urologic interventions (such as clean intermittent self-catheterization or continuous bladder irrigation)

Selects, develops and/or implements evidence-based clinical interventions and systems to achieve defined patient and system outcomes

Serves as a resource to patients and families, providing preoperative counseling and follow-up problem solving after discharge from the hospital

Utilizes comprehensive assessment skills in the evaluation of stoma and wound care products and supplies in an effort to provide quality, cost-effective care

Assist patients and families with the understanding of their diagnosis and the management thereof

Identifies patient/family education needs and priorities

Coaches patients and families to help them navigate the healthcare system

Utilizes teaching and learning theories to assist patients and families with physical and emotional impact of body changes and chronic illness

Provides additional information/community resources to enhance the patient’s quality of life as it relates to the alterations in body image and lifestyle

Participates in developing, implementing, and evaluating patient education resources…


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