Compensation : Pay Range: $66,372.80 - $96,720.00 / year - Benefits available for eligible positions include: 100% tuition assistance, wellness initiatives, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligible employer, plus more. In addition to our many benefits and perks , UAB Medicine provides a variety of resources to support employees both personally and professionally.
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Job Description: To provide a high level of nursing care as a wound, ostomy and continence nurse (WOCN) by managing conditions such as stomas, draining wounds, fistulas, vascular ulcers, pressure ulcers, neuropathic wounds, urinary continence, fecal incontinence, and functional disorders of the bowel and bladder. To plan, implement, and assess individual nursing care plans, establish priorities, assign and assist nursing and ancillary personnel, orients new staff, and communicates policy within established guidelines and procedures. To educate other healthcare providers in the areas of ostomy care, wound management, and prevention and management of skin breakdown and incontinence.

Bachelor's degree in Nursing and three (3) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement. Currently licensed or eligible to be licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the Alabama Board of Nursing required. Credentialed as a Wound, Ostomy and Continence (WOC) Nurse by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB) within one (1) year of date of hire required.