RN Wound/Ostomy Resource- UNC Medical Center

Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well‑being of the unique communities we serve. Join Our Growing WOCN Team as a Wound/Ostomy Resource Nurse! We provide comprehensive WOCN care, including Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT), with a focus on flexible 40‑hour workweeks and incentives for eligible applicants. What You’ll Experience Collaborative team environment where WOCNs support each other in solving complex patient challenges with creative solutions. Exposure to complex cases rarely seen in smaller hospitals—providing valuable ongoing learning opportunities and professional growth. Active involvement in quality improvement initiatives, such as reducing hospital‑acquired pressure injuries (HAPI) and shortening length of stay for new ostomates. Why Join Us? Our team is expanding alongside the anticipated launch of a complex wound service, adding new expertise and provider support to better serve the growing wound‑care needs in North Carolina. WOCNs here are passionate advocates, bridging care gaps and finding satisfaction in making a meaningful difference. The UNCMC Certified Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurse team is a professional consult service. We are educators, researchers, and advocates, dedicated to meeting the needs of our patients and their caregivers. Our mission is to leverage our expertise in collaboration with the healthcare team and to optimize patient outcomes. Summary Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates wound, ostomy and continence care throughout inpatient and outpatient areas. Functions primarily as a clinical consultant and provides direct patient care and education to highly complex patients and provides staff educational programs in areas of expertise with Certified Wound and Ostomy Nurses. The Wound Ostomy Team Resource Nurse is expected to work toward full CWOCN certification per a timeline set by the manager/director and to provide regular updates on progress toward this goal. Responsibilities Administrative: Supports the administrative functions of the Wound and Ostomy team as appropriate to education and experience. Stays informed of product innovations from manufacturers of ostomy, wound, continence, and skin‑care products. Maintains documentation mechanisms for patient caseload and updates and maintains data collection criteria and tools as appropriate. Uses current documentation standards for ostomy, wound, continence, and skin‑care patients. Clinical Consultant: Collaborates with Certified Wound and Ostomy Nurses to provide consultation to medical staff, physicians, and nursing staff for patients with wound, ostomy, and continence conditions, seeking guidance as needed. Provides assessment and recommendations for wound, ostomy, and continence patients; develops patient plans of care and monitors effectiveness; provides patient and family education; coordinates discharge plans with provider and case management; serves as clinical consultant for committees, task forces, and projects at the unit, hospital, and healthcare levels; attends professional offerings to enhance clinical skills and stay current on clinical standards related to wound, ostomy, continence, and skin care. Educational Consultant: Collaborates with Certified Wound and Ostomy Nurses to provide educational programs for healthcare providers—including nurses, physicians, and students—in the UNC Health Care system. Provides educational resources to keep staff updated on advances, new policies, and procedures related to WOC practices and related quality and patient safety issues; serves as the clinical expert for orientation material on wound, ostomy, and skin conditions for new nursing staff; serves as a clinical preceptor to nursing, medical staff and students as appropriate; identifies and meets learning needs of self and attends education programs based on identified learning needs to develop clinical expertise in wound and ostomy nursing. Research Participant: Participates in research related to WOC nurse practice including wound, ostomy, skin, and continence conditions; participates in data collection, including audits of pressure injuries; interprets data. Other Information Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Nursing from a state‑accredited school of professional nursing. Licensure/Certification Requirements: Must be actively enrolled in or have graduated from an accredited WOC Nursing Education Program. The traditional pathway is strongly preferred. If a candidate is in pursuit of the CWOCN via the Experiential pathway, he or she must show evidence of completion of all applicable CE and practice hours and be eligible to sit for certification exams. Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina. Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification. Professional Experience Requirements: Two (2) years of nursing experience. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Proficient level assessment and clinical intervention skills. Job Details Legal Employer: STATE Entity: UNC Medical Center Organization Unit: Wound, Ostomy Care Nurses Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00 Salary Range: $33.04 - $47.50 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity. Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Day Job Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. 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