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Duke Raleigh Hospital Registered Nurse - Wound, Ostomy Nurse - Per Diem
Job Description
Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse Clinician - WOCN
Position Summary
The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse Clinician (WOC NC) provide leadership in the care of patients with stomas, draining wounds, or incontinence, throughout the organization. This includes the utilization of clinical expertise to provide preoperative and postoperative care, counseling, and teaching to patients 0-99 years of age in need of wound, ostomy, and/or continence management. S/he has primary responsibility for educating nurses to ensure knowledge and competency in basic wound, ostomy, and continence management; and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team in a variety of specialties in planning and coordinating the care. The WOCN Nurse Clinician is an integral part of multiple teams, as a clinician, educator, consultant, and leader.
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday (roughly 16-32 hours biweekly)
Position Requirements
Education: Work requires completion of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Associates degree in Nursing with additional Bachelor's degree in other field.
Licensure: Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina
Certification: WON or WOCN (Nationally recognized certification in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence certification, can also accept Wound Ostomy Nurse certification).
Experience:2 years of nursing experience
Life Support: BLS
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Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.