Ambulatory Nurse, Stoma Clinic

Description:
Could you be our next Ambulatory Registered Nurse in the Stoma Clinic at Bryn Mawr Hospital?

Why work as an Ambulatory Registered Nurse in the Stoma Clinic?

·       Make an Impact! Help patients with new and established ostomies regain confidence and independence. In our outpatient Stoma Clinic on the Bryn Mawr Hospital campus, you will provide hands-on, compassionate care and education that makes a lasting difference in patients’ quality of life.

·       Grow Your Specialty! Build expertise in ostomy and peristomal skin care while working alongside surgeons, advanced practice providers, and wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nursing colleagues. 

·       Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.

• Position-Specific Benefits include: You are eligible for up to 160 hours of paid time off per year based on your Full or Part Time status. We also offer a number of employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors... And employee parking is always free!

Position: Registered Nurse – Ambulatory, Stoma Clinic
Location: Bryn Mawr Hospital campus
Shift: 40 hours per week, Day shift. No weekends or holidays!

Key Responsibilities:
1. Assess stomas and peristomal skin, and identify complications such as irritation, leakage, hernia, or retraction.
2. Select, fit, and apply ostomy pouching systems and accessories, and troubleshoot appliance issues.
3. Educate patients and caregivers on ostomy self-care, diet, hydration, activity, and supply management.
4. Support pre-operative education and stoma site marking in collaboration with the surgical team.
5. Provide telephone triage and follow-up, and coordinate care with providers, home care, and ostomy supply vendors.
6. Document care accurately in the electronic health record and assist with insurance and supply authorization needs.

Experience:
Preferred:
1. Experience in a clinical nursing setting, ideally in ambulatory care, colorectal/general surgery, or wound and ostomy care.
2. Experience with ostomy care and patient/caregiver education.
3. Strong telephone triage skills and knowledge of insurance and medical supply processes.

Education:
Graduate of an accredited ASN or BSN nursing program. BSN preferred.

Licensures/Certifications:
1. Current Pennsylvania RN license.
2. Provider BLS (American Heart Assoc/American Red Cross) required.
3. Stoma Certification required.