Wound Care Specialist (RN)
Company: Novant Health
Location: Wilmington
Posted on: January 2, 2026
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Job Description:
What We Offer: The Wound/Ostomy Specialist RN is responsible for
achieving standards of care, collaborating with physicians,
managers, clinical coordinators and other team members to assess,
plan, implement and evaluate individualized patient care in
accordance with the current policies and procedures. Responsible
for ongoing quality, productivity and efficiency in Wound Ostomy
Care Services. Relocation Assistance Provided What We're Looking
For: - Education: - 4 Year / Bachelors Degree required. - Graduate
of an accredited school of nursing required. If your RN nursing
license has been inactive, retired or lapsed for five years or more
and you have not been licensed in another state during the last
five years, successful completion of a Board approved refresher
course is required prior to reactivating or reinstating your
license. In order to be considered for current licensure status,
you must apply for reinstatement within one year of completing the
refresher course. - Experience: One year relevant experience,
preferred. - Licensure/Certification: - Current RN licensure in
appropriate state, required. - Certification in Wound/Ostomy care
preferred. WOCN certification is required within 3 years of
hire.Completion of Wound/Ostomy Course provided by accredited
program. This must be completed within 2 years of hire and
certification should be achieved within 6 months to 1 year after
program is complete. What You'll Do: The Wound/Ostomy Specialist RN
is responsible for achieving standards of care, collaborating with
physicians, managers, clinical coordinators and other team members
to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualized patient care
in accordance with the current policies and procedures. Responsible
for ongoing quality, productivity and efficiency in Wound Ostomy
Care Services. - Assure national WOCN standards of care are
implemented. Demonstrate advanced practice skills with expertise in
clinical decision making and independently incorporating concepts
of standards in wound/ostomy/continence. - Attend training and
seminars to maintain clinical expertise. Serve as a resource for
nurses, physicians and other health care professionals. Support
Shared Governance Model. - Quality Improvement: Assess, plan,
implement and evaluate patient plans of care and on the best
science, best service and best cost. Improve the outcomes of
patients with wounds, ostomy and special skin care needs. Identify
opportunities to improve core processes based on input from staff
and customers. - Manage Resources: Monitor bed therapy utilization,
wound vac utilization, ostomy products, wound care supplies, clinic
supplies, etc. Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency in bed
therapy program. Participate in decision making regarding contract
negotiation, capital expenditures and supplies related to bed
therapy and wound/ostomy/continence care. Design, implement, and
evaluate cast effective quality and regulatory initiatives. -
Provide education to the patient/significant others, health care
providers and community at large related to disease management,
prevention and episodic care. Document patient understanding/
outcomes of education provided. Provide feedback on effectiveness
of the patient education. Monitor outcomes of patient/health
education. Provide direct patient care for patients with complex
and/or special needs related to wound/ostomy/continence.
Keywords: Novant Health, Wilmington , Wound Care Specialist (RN), Healthcare , Wilmington, North Carolina
