Duke Careers·Durham County, North Carolina
The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Clinical Service Nurse provides care to patients with stomas, draining wounds, or incontinence, ensuring education and competency in wound management. They collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to plan and coordinate patient care.
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Clinical nurse, wound care, prn
Job locations: PRN as needed at Duke Regional and Duke University Hospital
The Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Clinical Service Nurse (WOC CSN) provides care to patients with stomas, draining wounds, or incontinence, throughout the organization. This includes 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. The WOC CSN’s primary responsibility is to educate 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 WOC CSN is an integral part of multiple teams, as a clinician, educator and consultant.
Job Hours PRN Days, as needed
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Plan and provide professional nursing care for patients in accordance with physician orders and established policies and procedures (Direct Care)
Identifies patient caseload through referrals and active case finding.
Conducts complete and accurate patient assessment
Provides specialized nursing treatment, care and education to patients with wounds
Provides specialized nursing treatment, care, stomal siting, and education to patients undergoing urinary or stool diversion in accordance with physician/nursing orders and established policies and procedures
Provides specialized nursing treatment, care, and education to patients with draining wounds or requiring continence management or other specialized urologic interventions (such as clean intermittent self-catheterization or continuous bladder irrigation)
Selects, develops and/or implements evidence-based clinical interventions and systems to achieve defined patient and system outcomes
Serves as a resource to patients and families, providing preoperative counseling and follow-up problem solving after discharge from the hospital
Utilizes comprehensive assessment skills in the evaluation of stoma and wound care products and supplies in an effort to provide quality, cost-effective care
Assist patients and families with the understanding of their diagnosis and the management thereof
Identifies patient/family education needs and priorities
Coaches patients and families to help them navigate the healthcare system
Utilizes teaching and learning theories to assist patients and families with physical and emotional impact of body changes and chronic illness
Provides additional information/community resources to enhance the patient’s quality of life as it relates to the alterations in body image and life style
Participates in developing, implementing and evaluating patient education resources and programs appropriate to the patient’s developmental level, health literacy level, learning needs, readiness to learn, and cultural values and beliefs
Assesses learning needs of nursing staff; participate in planning and implementing appropriate educational forums and opportunities to address critical learning needs and skills
Assist nursing personnel in the delivery of nursing care functioning as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team
Establishes collaborative relationships within and across departments that promote patient safety, culturally competent care, and clinical excellence
Serves as a resource and consultant to nursing members of the healthcare community and to the larger community in areas of wound, ostomy, and continence management strategies
Practices collegially with medical staff and other members of the healthcare team
Participates in and supports accreditation and regulatory activities of Duke Hospital
Facilitates the provision of clinically competent care by staff/team through education, role modeling, teambuilding, and quality monitoring
Role models advanced practice professional nursing through conduct, appearance, communication, mutual respect, leadership, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, continuous learning and problemsolving skills
Uses effective strategies for changing clinician and team behavior to encourage adoption of evidencebased practices and innovations in care delivery
Assist in the development and implementation of general policies and procedures and quality improvement designed to effect efficiency of operations
Participates in nursing and interdisciplinary process improvement projects, product evaluation, outcome evaluation studies, and / or clinical research
Uses quality-monitoring data to assess the quality and effectiveness of clinical programs in meeting outcomes
Promotes evidence-based practice through participation in developing, implementing, and evaluating process standards such as plans of care, protocols, and guidelines
Applies principles of evidence-based practice and quality improvement to all patient care
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Market context
In North Carolina, wound ostomy RN openings are typically driven by hospital and specialty-care needs for nurses who can manage complex skin, wound, and ostomy cases. These roles are competitive because they require a BSN, an unrestricted RN license, national wound and ostomy certification, and at least 2 years of clinical experience. Review the facility’s unit mix and ask whether PRN coverage includes weekends or holidays; this platform’s job requirements and benefits are AI-summarized from the original posting, helping you assess fit faster.
