Wound & Ostomy Care Specialist — Advanced Practice

Novant Health; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Novant Health seeks a Wound/Ostomy Specialist RN in Wilmington, NC to coordinate wound/ostomy services and ensure standards of care are met. You will collaborate with physicians, managers, and a multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.

The ideal candidate will hold an RN license in the state, have 1 year of nursing experience (2 years preferred), and complete WOC certification or an approved course within 6–12 months of starting.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• One year nursing experience required; two years in clinical nursing preferred.
• RN license in appropriate state required.
• Wound Care and Ostomy certification or completion of an approved WOC course within 3 years of hire; certification within 6–12 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide coordination for wound/ostomy program, services, resources and standards.
• Assure credentialing/skills validation and competency testing is completed.
• Ensure national WOCN standards of care are implemented.
• Apply advanced clinical decision making in wound/ostomy/continence care.

Skills

WOCN knowledge

Clinical decision making

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Job description

Novant Health seeks a Wound/Ostomy Specialist RN in Wilmington, NC to coordinate wound/ostomy services and ensure standards of care are met. You will collaborate with physicians, managers, and a multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.

The ideal candidate will hold an RN license in the state, have 1 year of nursing experience (2 years preferred), and complete WOC certification or an approved course within 6–12 months of starting.