Inpatient Wound and Ostomy Care RN

Step into a role where your expertise directly transforms patient outcomes. At UnityPoint Health Des Moines, our Wound and Ostomy Nursing Department is at the forefront of specialized care—guiding patients through complex conditions of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and integumentary systems with compassion, precision, and innovation. As an Inpatient Wound and Ostomy Care RN, you’ll serve as a trusted clinical expert, delivering consultation and hands-on care for patients with abdominal stomas, wounds, fistulas, drains, pressure injuries, and incontinence. Your impact extends beyond individual care—you’ll empower Patient Care Facilitators (PCFs) and nursing staff with the knowledge and support needed to deliver consistently exceptional outcomes.

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.  

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.  Here are just a few:      

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.   

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.  

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.   

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.   

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience. 

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Clinical Excellence/Consultant
• Participates in orientation of new staff, acts as a resource, supports preceptors and residency programs and identifies opportunities for staff development for new oriented as well as all team members.
• Integrates the UnityPoint Health Des Moines Nursing Expectations of Performance in all aspects of care delivery and professional practice.
• Participate and coordinate the hospital acquired pressure ulcer program and prevalence and incidence survey and data collection.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and leadership in the anticipation and planning for the care of the patient.
• Identify areas of improvement for promoting both quality and cost effective patient care.
• Demonstrates creativity and innovation in the approach to complex problem solving.
• Participate and lead hospital wide initiatives/projects.
• Balance team and individual responsibilities; be open and objective to other’s views; give and welcome feedback; contribute to positive team goals; and put the success of the team above own interests.
• Delegates and provides direction for other healthcare team members within their scope of practice and holds them accountable for their involvement in the plan of care.

Patient Care/Education
• Demonstrates initiative to improve quality and customer service by striving to exceed customer expectations.
• Demonstrates the knowledge that patient and workplace safety is a priority by preventing errors, accidents and infections and reporting potential or actual concerns immediately.
• Assesses the needs of patients and families, providing appropriate teaching and making the necessary referrals to provide continuity of care.
• Develops an individual plan of care using a collaborative approach with the patient/family and health care team.
• Promptly completes documentation to assure an accurate legal record of patient’s care.
• Delivers high quality care utilizing the nursing process while demonstrating knowledge and clinical skills of the specialty required on assigned unit in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards of care.
• Assess and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patient’s and their families’ age specific needs, culture, gender, readiness to learn and level of comprehension.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree

License(s)/Certification(s):

• Current licensure in good standing to practice as a Registered Nurse in Iowa.
• BCLS Certification
• Completion of Wound Ostomy Nurse Education Program and successful completion of CWOCN or CWON certification exam within 1 year of hire.

Experience:

• One year of recent (within the past 5 years) clinical experience as an RN.
• One to two years of medical/surgical experience in a clinical or managerial role.

Other: 

• Level 3 Medium Work:  Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Completion of residency program within the first 12 months of employment.