Registered Nurse (Wound/Ostomy Care)

Wound/Ostomy Care Nurse

The Wound/Ostomy Care Nurse provides comprehensive holistic care using the nursing process in the coordination, prevention, and management of patients in the Acute, Residential, and Community Living Center settings with skin problems to include acute and chronic wounds, pressure ulcers, ostomies/fistulas, medical adhesive related skin injury, and moisture associated skin damage.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Recommends wound care dressing orders, supplies, and management options as per practice standards and collaborative agreement.
• Demonstrates proficiency in performing the full scope of wound care and management per specialty training and refers complex cases to appropriate specialties.
• Utilizes advanced clinical knowledge in assessing, planning, implementing, documenting, evaluating, and executing care of patients with skin breakdown, wounds, and pressure ulcers across the continuum of care: Recognizing the age related cognitive, physical, emotional, and chronological maturation needs of the adult and geriatric patient.
• Manages nursing care of patients with skin breakdowns, wounds, pressure ulcers and ostomies; provides leadership role in guiding and directing others who provide care to these patients.
• Functions as a service level expert in clinical practice areas related to skin breakdown, wounds, pressure ulcers and ostomies and fistula care.
• Develops and utilizes approved policies and procedures related to wounds, pressure ulcers, ostomy and fistula care while utilizing best practice guidelines to facilitate autonomy in providing care

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-years nursing successful nursing practice in the role of RN;
• Prior wound care experience
• Certification Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Care
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with patients, families and other members of the interdisciplinary team;
• Demonstrated skills in decision-making, sound clinical judgment and critical-thinking abilities;
• Demonstrated ability to use computer systems in support of patient care delivery.

Preferred Level of Education

• BSN

Preferred Certification(s)

• Certification Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Care

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards

Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: 0730-1600, Mon-Fri, Occasional Weekends

Telework: NO

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: NO

US Department of Veterans Affairs