Position Will Close 04/13/2025

Position Summary:

The WOCN provides the advanced knowledge, expertise and clinical skills necessary to promote expert nursing care in the field of wound, ostomy, and incontinence. To promote advanced wound, ostomy, and incontinence care, evidence-based practice and evaluation of patient care outcomes. To address the physical, emotional and social issues of patients with ostomies, stomas, acute and chronic wounds, and urinary and fecal incontinence. To educate patients, families, staff, students and participate in preceptorship for new WOCN students, nursing students, and staff.

Position Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing required; MSN preferred

Graduate of a CCNE or NLNAC accredited school of nursing (preferred)

A Graduate of a nursing program from an accredited college or university is required.

Licensure and Certifications:

• Current Colorado RN License
• CWOCN required.
• Current BLS for Healthcare Provider certification through the American Heart Association

• Provide leadership and education in wound, ostomy, and incontinence care.
• Provide consultative services to inpatient nursing staff, medical staff and patients for wound, ostomy, continence needs.
• Coordinate the skin committee to develop an interdisciplinary pressure ulcer prevention and treatment clinical pathway
• Assist Clinical Nurse Coordinators with ordering mattresses for discharging patients as needed.
• Evaluate wound, ostomy, and continence products to develop and maintain an adequate but simplified advanced product inventory for inpatients.
• Coordinate and participate in weekly skin rounds on the inpatient units
• Coordinate and participate in staff development related to wound, ostomy and continence.
• Participate in evaluation of staff compliance with skin care protocols
• Collaborate with the Director of Quality Management, Nursing Leadership, and the interdisciplinary skin committee on CQI project to monitor/reduce the occurrence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers as well as other wound, ostomy, continence related topics.
• Education of WOCN students, nursing students, staff, and physicians.
• Provide leadership in completing quarterly NDNQI pressure ulcer prevalence surveys and assist in analysis and dissemination of data.
• Promotes a culture of inquiry and mentoring for Quality Improvement, Evidence-based Practice and Research activities.

Craig Hospital Benefits:

Benefit Eligible Positions:

At Craig Hospital, we offer a wide range of outstanding benefits that allow our employees to tailor a benefits package that meets their individual needs. Planning a family or looking forward to retirement, we have options. Our medical insurance is a self-funded plan administered by Allegiance Benefit Plans with a CIGNA network of providers offering two different comprehensive plans. We offer dental insurance through Delta Dental, and vision insurance through EyeMed. Craig offers Health Care and Dependent Care Spending Accounts. Craig also provides, and pays for both Short Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance plans for every benefit-eligible employee. We offer generous time off benefits to allow you to enjoy your time away from work too! Additionally, we have a 403b Retirement Plan with a generous matching contribution through Empower Retirement that you are eligible for upon hire. Do you want to go back to school? We have Tuition Assistance. Unexpected emergency? We have Employee Assistance Programs. For Craig, we believe in offering best-in-class benefits, and we prioritize benefits to support you.

Salary Range: $38.77/ Hour - $55.84/ Hour