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Posted: 05-Nov-23
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 238595
Duke Raleigh Hospital offers the latest care and technology in a patient-friendly setting. It has been an important part of Duke Health since 1998 and has served Wake County for over 35 years, employing more than 2,000 team members. The hospital provides 186 inpatient beds and a comprehensive array of services, including cancer, orthopedic, spine, cardiovascular, neuroscience, advanced digestive care, disease management and prevention, wound healing, outpatient imaging, intensive and progressive care, pain clinic, same-day surgery, emergency department, and community outreach and education programs. Duke University Health System (DUHS) achieved Magnet designation for the third time with DUHS as only one of 17 Magnet-designated healthcare systems in the U.S. and part of the 9% of hospitals that achieve this recognition. U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke Raleigh Hospital as high-performing in orthopedics and five adult procedures/conditions: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, kidney failure, lung cancer surgery, and stroke.
Registered Nurse - Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse
Duke Raleigh Hospital, 40 hrs. per week Exempt
Up to $8000 Relocation Assistance Available.
Job Description
Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse Clinician - WOCN
Position Summary
The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse Clinician (WOC NC) provides 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.
Position Requirements
Education:
Work requires completion of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited institution.
Licensure:
Must have current RN licensure in the state of North Carolina, or a current compact RN license to start in this role. Nurses with a multi-state compact license must obtain NC state licensure within the first 90 days of employment.
Certification:
Nationally recognized certification in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence certification
BLS
Experience:
3 + years of nursing experience
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