Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse – Mercy Chula Vista

 

This is a full time 8-hr shift position, working 40 hours per week and located in Chula Vista.

AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:

 At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered, and your abilities are appreciated:

 

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
• Scripps has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
• Beckers Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2026 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

Scripps Mercy Hospital, Chula Vista is located approximately eight miles from the Mexico border, serving San Diego County’s fast-growing South Bay communities.  Our highly skilled teams thrive in an environment that is family-oriented and where everyone is ready to jump in and help each other succeed.  Excellence in patient and family-centered care is extremely important and has resulted in our high patient satisfaction scores.

 

About the role:

 

• As Wound Ostomy Incontinence Nurse, you will be responsible for the overall development, implementation, and ongoing modification of system wide programs to assure evidence-based skin, wound, ostomy and continence care. 

• Serve primarily as a clinical consultant. 

• Provide direct patient care and education to selected patients. 

• Support staff development in areas of expertise to all members of the interdisciplinary team, including physicians and other internal and external customers.

Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:

 

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. 2 years of clinical practice within the last 4 years.
   

Required Certification/Registration:

 

• Current RN license in California.

• Current AHA Healthcare Provider

• Graduate of an accredited school of WOCN or Wound Care Certification(WCC) or WCC or WOCN education in progress with completion within 2 years of hire.
   

Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:

 

• Current Certification as a WOCN or WON.

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