RN – Wound Ostomy *Per Diem Day*

Providence Health and Services; Tualatin (OR); On-site; USD 6,411,000 - 9,955,000; Part time

Job summary

Providence Health and Services is seeking a Registered Nurse specialized in wound ostomy care for Providence Portland Medical Center. This per diem, part-time role covers daytime shifts on weekdays, focusing on complex wound and ostomy management throughout inpatient and outpatient settings.

The Wound Ostomy Nurse will work with a multidisciplinary team, deliver individualized care plans, educate patients, and lead initiatives like skin prevalence studies to improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required.
• Oregon RN license required upon hire.
• BLS certification required upon hire.
• CWON or CWON-ready within 12 months of hire preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of recent acute care nursing experience, preferably including wound/ostomy care.

Responsibilities

• Develop personalized wound, ostomy, and skin care plans for patients.
• Educate patients to manage their care after discharge.
• Train hospital staff in best practices for wound/ostomy care.
• Lead skin prevalence studies and support our Skin Care Resource Nurse team.
• Provide inpatient and outpatient ostomy clinic support and follow-up.

Skills

Wound care

Ostomy care

Acute care nursing

BLS

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Job description

Description 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.

This is an inpatient nursing role where your clinical skills, leadership, and compassion will shine.

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.

The Wound Ostomy Nurse provides inpatient and outpatient clinical services throughout the hospital, including the Emergency Department and Wound/Ostomy Care Clinic. The Wound Ostomy Nurse also serves on several regional patient care committees.

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.
• 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.

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.

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.

Work Location: Providence Portland Medical Ctr-Portland, 4805 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR. Pay Range: $46.54-$72.26