RN – Wound Ostomy *Per Diem Day*

Providence Health and Services; Happy Valley (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 99,000; Part time

Job summary

Providence Health and Services seeks a per diem, part-time RN with a focus on wound ostomy care at Providence Portland Medical Center. You will develop individualized care plans, educate patients and staff, and deliver inpatient and outpatient services within a multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes clinical excellence and compassionate care, requiring a nursing degree, Oregon RN license, and CWON certification or progress toward it within 12 months.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required.
• Oregon RN License required upon hire.
• BLS certification – American Heart Association upon hire.
• CWON certification or CWON to be obtained within 12 months of hire.
• Minimum 2 years of recent acute care nursing experience, preferably with wound/ostomy care.

Responsibilities

• Craft personalized wound, ostomy, and skin care plans from hospital to home.
• Educate patients and empower them to manage their care.
• Train and support nursing staff in wound, ostomy, and continence skin care best practices.
• Lead quarterly Skin Prevalence studies and support Skin Care Resource Nurse team.
• Provide outpatient ostomy clinic services and follow-up care.

Skills

Wound Ostomy care

Acute care nursing

Patient education

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Tools

BLS – American Heart Association

Job description

RN – Wound Ostomy Per Diem Day at Providence Health and Services summary: This is a per diem Registered Nurse position specializing in wound, ostomy, and continence care at Providence Portland Medical Center. The role involves creating personalized care plans, educating patients and staff, and providing both inpatient and outpatient clinical services in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must have a nursing degree, relevant certifications, and experience in acute care, with an emphasis on clinical excellence and compassionate patient care.

RN Wound Ostomy at Providence Portland Medical Center is a per diem part time position working during weekdays on a day shift. Join Our Elite RN Wound Ostomy Team — Where Compassion Meets Clinical Excellence! Are you a Registered Nurse with a passion for specialized care and a drive to make a real difference? Step into a dynamic role where your expertise transforms lives every single day! As a Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse, you’ll be at the heart of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team—working alongside hospitalists, colorectal and general surgeons, vascular experts, podiatrists, and dedicated ancillary staff. Together, we deliver cutting-edge, compassionate care to patients with complex wound and ostomy needs.

What You’ll Do:

• Craft personalized wound, ostomy, and skin care plans that guide patients from hospital to home.
• Educate patients and empower them to manage their care with confidence.
• Train and support nursing staff across the hospital in best practices for wound, ostomy, and incontinence skin care.
• Lead quarterly Skin Prevalence studies and champion our Skin Care Resource Nurse team.
• Provide ongoing support through our outpatient ostomy clinic, including expert stoma site markings and follow-up care.

The hospital-based Wound Ostomy Nurse serves as a clinical resource and consultant for the acute and rehabilitative care of patients with selected disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and integumentary systems such as acute and chronic wounds (e.g., complex draining wounds, fistulae, pressure ulcers, vascular ulcers) ostomies, percutaneous tubes, and moisture related skin injuries.

Professional responsibilities are carried out through direct patient care, clinical consultation, education, research, and administration.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Upon hire: Oregon Registered Nurse License
• Upon hire: National Provider BLS – American Heart Association
• Upon hire: Current certification in wound ostomy nursing, dual specialty (CWON) by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board; or obtain CWON certification within 12 months of hire
• 2 years recent acute care nursing experience, preferably including wound and ostomy care.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Pay Range: $46.54 – $72.26

Location: Clackamas, OR-97015

Job Schedule: Per-Diem

Job Shift: Day

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.