Registered Nurse; RN; Wound, Ostomy & Continence; WOC)
Job in
Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, 30162, USA
Listing for:
Atrium Health Floyd
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-11-10
Job specializations:
-
Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educator
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Develops, evaluates, coordinates and/or provides educational programs and/or materials related to ostomy and wound care management to meet the interests and needs of patients, family, staff, physicians, and the community.
- Coordinates and provides care along the continuum with appropriate disciplines to establish and provide quality patient care.
- Performs ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and documentation of patient care provision in response to ostomy care and modalities of wound care management therapy and recommends change to treatment protocols as needed.
- Coordinates development and revision of policies and protocols as related to ostomy and wound care management in collaboration with nursing and other disciplines and medical staff based on evidence-based practices.
- Serves as a consultant providing expert knowledge related to ostomy and wound care management support to physician, staff, patients, families, and instructors and students of nursing and allied health programs.
- Tracks and supports outcomes to improve the quality of care along the continuum.
- Evaluates and appropriately incorporates evidence-based findings in wound, ostomy, and continence care into clinical practice.
- Plans, implements, evaluates and provides direct patient care plans based on the individual patient and family needs, situational and procedural complexities.
- Consults with appropriate members of the healthcare team as indicated.
- Sets priorities in planning and organizing patient wound and ostomy care.
- Attends a minimum of 12 contact hours of education annually.
- Develops, evaluates, coordinates and/or provides educational programs and/or materials related to ostomy and wound care management to meet the interests and needs of patients, family, staff, physicians, and the community.
- Coordinates and provides care along the continuum with appropriate disciplines to establish and provide quality patient care.
- Performs ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and documentation of patient care provision in response to ostomy care and modalities of wound care management therapy and recommends change to treatment protocols as needed.
- Coordinates development and revision of policies and protocols as related to ostomy and wound care management in collaboration with nursing and other disciplines and medical staff based on evidence-based practices.
- Serves as a consultant providing expert knowledge related to ostomy and wound care management support to physician, staff, patients, families, and instructors and students of nursing and allied health programs.
- Tracks and supports outcomes to improve the quality of care along the continuum.
- Evaluates and appropriately incorporates evidence-based findings in wound, ostomy, and continence care into clinical practice.
- Plans, implements, evaluates and provides direct patient care plans based on the individual patient and family needs, situational and procedural complexities.
- Consults with appropriate members of the healthcare team as indicated.
- Sets priorities in planning and organizing patient wound and ostomy care.
- Attends a minimum of 12 contact hours of education annually.
- Registered Nurse licensure from the State of applicable state
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required
- Certification must be obtained within two years unless determined otherwise by the department leader. Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the nurse leader.
- Associates in Nursing required.
- 3 years of clinical nursing required.
- 1-year clinical specialty/subspecialty required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to effectively manage a high stress environment resulting from patient volume
- Is an effective team player
- Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
- Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
- Must be able to: push/pull with 30 lbs. of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
- Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with ability to use fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures/functions.
- Maneuver foot pedals on carts or machines.
- Perform physical safety…
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