Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurse

About the job

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is looking for a dedicated Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurse to join the team. This role will be full-time, Monday-Friday, regular business hours

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. *We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation. *

Featured Benefits:

• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.

• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurse Job Responsibilities:

• Conducts comprehensive patient assessments to evaluate wound, ostomy, and continence needs and develop individualized care plans
• Coordinates and provides direct patient care for individuals with complex wound, ostomy, and continence conditions
• Provides education and training to patients, families, and nursing staff on wound care management, ostomy care, and continence care
• Serves as a resource, preceptor and mentor for nursing staff, healthcare providers, and interdisciplinary teams
• Collaborates with healthcare teams to develop and implement evidence-based guidelines and protocols related to wound, ostomy, and continence care
• Participates in departmental performance improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and quality of care
• Stays updated with the latest advancements in wound care, ostomy care, and continence care and participate in professional development opportunities
• Fosters high standards of practice relating to the care, teaching and rehabilitation of persons having ostomies, fistulas, wounds and incontinence
• Refers patients to home care, outpatient services, and support groups as appropriate
• Anticipates ethical/spiritual/cultural needs and intervenes to maximize patient outcomes
• Advocates for patient rights from patient and family perspectives and provides counsel and acts as a resource to resolve issues
• Leads skin prevalence study within operating unit
• Demonstrates evidence of self-development by participating in a minimum of 80 hours of self-development activities with a minimum of 18 formal contact hours and maintains own Employee Continuing Education Record
• May perform additional duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in nursing

• Experience: 3 years of Registered Nurse experience providing wound/ostomy care and Wound Certification (see certifications) or 5 years of Registered Nurse experience providing wound/ostomy care

• Certification/Licensure: Licensed Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia; Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association; One of the following: Certified Wound Specialist certification, Certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse certification, Certified Ostomy Care Nurse certification, Certified Wound Care Nurse certification, or 2 additional years of Registered Nurse experience providing wound/ostomy care in lieu of certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Schedule: Ability to work 24-40 hours per month

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Additional Information

• Job Identification: 692724
• Job Category: Nursing
• Posting Date: 2026-11-15
• Apply Before: 2026-11-16
• Job Schedule: Part time
• Salary Range: $43.00 - $69.25
• Pay Rate Frequency: HOURLY