Registered Nurse - WOCN; Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse

Regions Hospital is looking to hire an exceptional, patient focused Registered Nurse to join our Wound Care team and make a difference for our patients and our community.

We are Minnesota's first verified Burn Center and have 18 beds; 8 are designated as critical care and 10 as non-critical. The Burn Center offers critical care and burn management to both adults & pediatric patients with thermal, electrical, radiation and chemical injuries. Patients with frostbite, limb reattachments, necrotizing soft tissue infections, and other acute dermatological conditions are also cared for on this unit.

The nursing staff is trained to operate all critical care and hemodynamic monitor equipment.

We are known for saving lives in our Level I Trauma Center, and our nursing staff are key to the exceptional care we provide each patient. Our Professional Nursing Practice Model offers patient and family-centered care that maintains an unwavering focus on what matters most: caring and healing at the patient's bedside. As a nursing professional you will be empowered to manage your clinical practice and working environment through our Shared Governance Model, which focuses on evidence-based nursing practice.

Regions Hospital supports nurses with an individualized orientation including Transition to Regions Hospital Practice program which is a nurse residency structured program to support learning, role transition, and retention of nurses. All new hire registered nurses at Regions Hospital will be automatically enrolled. Our award-winning programs give our patients and their families a place of comfort and healing. We are proud of the care we give each and every patient.

0.80 Days. Requires weekend every 3rd or 4th weekend

• Degree in Nursing
• Licensed as a registered nurse by the State of Minnesota
• Demonstrated expertise with negative pressure wound therapy (wound vacs); willing to provide occasional support in the operating room
• CPR for the professional rescuer or BLS for healthcare providers
• Current, evidence-based practice across a wide variety of wound care modalities, including surgical, pressure, vascular, and traumatic wounds
• Strong knowledge of wound assessment, staging, and documentation standards
• Current, evidence-based practice across a wide variety of enterostomal therapies, includingpre and post surgical education, ostomy and fistula management and peristomal skin care
• Ability to collaborate closely with physicians, including providing stoma site marking support in the operating room
• Availability to work every fourth weekend

• Certified in Wound and Ostomy (CWON) preferred;
  Current WOC students considered
• BSN/MSN strongly preferred and generally expected that BSN/MSN is obtained within 5 years of hire
• Clinical wound care and ostomy experience preferred, including management of complex and non-healing wounds and ostomy education and care management
• One year of acute care RN experience is preferred

Regions Hospital offers a competitive benefits package (.5 FTE or greater) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, 401K with match, disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement. We offer an on-site employee fitness center, as well as on-site employee clinic to make it more convenient for our staff to get the care they need. We also have a Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency.

Regions Hospital is a qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Regions is also proud to be a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Company.