Registered Nurse - Inpatient Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurse

Job Title

Registered Nurse
- Inpatient Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurse

The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers. This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest. As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.

This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community. This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. 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

Duties of the Registered Nurse
- Inpatient Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurse include, but are not limited to:

• Actively engages and collaborates with providers and the interdisciplinary team for coordination of wound care across settings, discharge planning, and follow up care needs.
• Serves as chair for the Pressure Injury Committee. Additionally provides backup support to the outpatient Wound Ostomy Care Nurse
• Serves as a resource and consultant for the facility pressure injury programming and associated performance measures. This includes wound care services through wound rounds, consultation, and follow up for inpatient and CLC Veterans.
• Conducts the review of pressure injury data and analyzes to identify trends to direct education and improvement activities and accurately reports and documents pressure injury and wound care services.
• Participates in the selection and recommendations of products related to wounds, ostomies and continence.
• Provides training to staff and the identified skin champions to ensure ongoing sustainment and support for a robust wound program. Participates in education and training of all facility disciplines regarding the prevention and management of pressure injuries.
• Adheres to the specific Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse Practice Protocol.
• Maintains competencies for the inpatient and outpatient care settings to provide safe quality and efficient wound care services for the organization.
• Assesses and identifies educational needs for nursing and ancillary staff in regards to wound, ostomy and continence.

Work Schedule:

Monday through Friday

Telework:
Not Available

Virtual:
This is not a virtual position.

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
Not Authorized