Posted:
10/28/2025, 12:08:44 AM
Location(s):
Ohio, United States ⋅ Akron, Ohio, United States
Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level
Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General where we have been providing world-class care to the community for over 100 years. At Akron General, you will work and learn from some of the best caregivers, provide and receive multitudes of support and appreciation, and create the steppingstones toward a rewarding career with one of the world's most respected healthcare organizations. We strive for patient-centered care and comfort, and we are committed to serving the community and treating our patients as family.
Cleveland Clinic's Wound, Ostomy and Continence (WOC) Nursing department features nationally certified WOC nurses that specialize in working with patients with select disorders of the integumentary, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary system or who are at risk for pressure injury. Our WOC nurses help patients optimize their quality of life by providing educational resources and managing ongoing clinical support. A physician may refer a patient to a WOC nurse to help patients learn how to care for themselves or until they are comfortable with the type of surgical procedure they had. Our nurses are here to serve as a resource to any concerns and questions from stoma patients.
By joining the team as an RN Specialist II, you will not only provide specialized direct and indirect care to these patients, but you will also be responsible for ongoing professional development of other nurses in the areas of wounds, ostomies, continence, skin care screening, prevention, and treatment. You will get to work with a close-knit team full of supportive caregivers as well as grow your skills within an elite healthcare organization.
A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00AM – 3:30PM or 3:00PM – 7:30PM.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Perform comprehensive nursing assessment for those patients within scope of practice.
Collaborate with the physician and multi-disciplinary care team to coordinate ongoing patient care.
Use data to develop and implement nursing interventions appropriate to meet patient care needs and facilitate the discharge process.
Perform wound/ostomy/continence/skin care based on sound nursing theory, scientific principles, evidence-based practice, professional judgment and individual patient needs.
Follow patient along continuum of care.
Assess and triage patients appropriately.
Monitor and document patient's condition, effectiveness and timeliness of care and interventions.
Evaluate, update and revise plan of care.
Delegate appropriate components of the nursing care plan to other members of the nursing team.
Assess educational needs of the patient and family/significant other considering cultural issues, age appropriate and other special concerns.
Provide teaching and educational material to patient and/or family members/significant others concerning subject matter as appropriate for the specific patient need which may include diagnosis, safe and proper use of equipment, medications, self-care or nutritional needs.
Validate and document patient and family understanding of teaching.
Design, direct, implement and evaluate educational offerings based on knowledge, skills and learning levels of nursing staff for wound/ostomy/continence/skin patient care.
Work with the Nursing Institute to identify learning needs of nursing personnel.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Current licensure as an RN in the state of Ohio
Wound Ostomy Continence certifications through the Wound Ostomy Continence Certification Board (WOCNCB)
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
One year of recent RN experience
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Two years of recent RN experience
Skin Care Resource Nurse (SCRN)
Critical care nursing experience
Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/
Physical Requirements:
Light Work -Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects.
Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.
Note: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.
Personal Protective Equipment:
Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
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Website: https://clevelandclinic.org/
Headquarter Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Employee Count: 1001-5000
Year Founded: 1921
IPO Status: Private
Last Funding Type: Grant
Industries: Health Care ⋅ Hospital ⋅ Medical ⋅ Non Profit