Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse

We are searching for a Wound Ostomy Nurse to provide quality wound and ostomy nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care in a manner that incorporates family-centered principles and cost-effective care.

About the role

This full-time (40 hours per week) position supports all areas of acute care, critical care, and outpatient settings for patients ranging from neonates to adults. Pediatric experience is preferred. The role is located at and supports the TCH Medical Center, with weekday shifts.

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents assessment of the patient/family including bio-physical, psychosocial, developmental (age-appropriate), cultural, spiritual, and environmental needs in an organized and systematic manner.
• Identifies patient’s needs pertaining to patient teaching, discharge planning, growth and development, nutritional screening, functional status, and pain management.
• Determines which standards of care and practice apply to the patient; coordinates and communicates this information to other health care team members to meet patient needs.
• Participates in interdisciplinary rounds and/or patient care conferences to provide input regarding the wound and ostomy perspective and documents in the medical record, as appropriate.
• Evaluates and documents patient’s response to the care and treatments provided and recognizes the patient's progress toward meeting the desired outcomes, discussing with the patient/family.
• Executes therapeutic physician or nurse interventions according to established standards of practice and appropriate policies and procedures related to care delivery.
• Encourages patient/family to verbalize feelings (grief, frustration, etc.) and provides psychosocial support when necessary.
• Demonstrates willingness and ability to acquire new knowledge relevant to pediatric nursing and/or WOCN nursing and utilizes new skills to improve individual, team, and organizational performance.
• Maintains knowledge base by reading professional literature pertaining to specialty and completes continuing education as needed to maintain expertise in WOC nursing.
• Operates equipment such as infusion pumps, electronic thermometers, non-invasive blood pressure monitors, defibrillators, suction machines, cardiac monitors, scales, computers, and any other role-specific equipment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• One (1) year of nursing experience.
• Current licensure with Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact.
• CPR – Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association.
• Graduate of a wound, ostomy, continence nursing education program accredited by the Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses (WOCN) Society or currently enrolled in a WOCN-accredited program with completion within 6 months of assuming the role.
• Preference for CWOCN Certified Wound/Ostomy/Continence RN, but certification can be obtained post-hire.

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education, and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. Consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Texas Children’s is recognized by the Houston Business Journal as one of the city’s Best Places to Work.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes:

• Our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties.
• The Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI).
• The Feigin Tower for pediatric research.
• Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, focusing on high-risk births.
• Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston.
• Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, serving communities north of Houston.
• Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Central Texas families.

Additional initiatives include Texas Children’s Health Plan (the nation’s first HMO focused on children), Texas Children’s Pediatrics (the largest pediatric primary care network in the country), Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics, and a global health program. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest and most diverse pediatric programs in the nation.