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< Back Regional Clinical Nurse Specialist (RN) - Wound, Ostomy and Continence Vancouver Coastal Health Vancouver, BC, Canada Temporary Full Time View Full Job Description How to Apply View Full Job Description Job Description Job Description Job Title: Regional Clinical Nurse Specialist (RN) - Wound, Ostomy and Continence Work Site: Flexible work arrangement available Status: Temporary Full Time Start Date: As soon as possible until approximately March 2023 Hours: 0800 - 1600 Days off: Saturday, Sunday & Statutory holidays Reference#: 155487-cmc Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join the Professional Practice Administration team in Vancouver, BC. The focus for this role will be Wound, Ostomy and Continence. Apply today to join our team! As a Clinical Nurse Specialist with Vancouver Coastal Health you will: Provide leadership and direction in the delivery of nursing care and the formulation of organizational policies relevant to such care. Work within the organization’s leadership framework to foster, facilitate and achieve the highest standards of service delivery and leads in the planning, development and implementation of clinical policies and programs designed for improving patient/client care. Provide expert advice and consultation in the areas of nursing, resource planning, program and health system improvement, research and professional development to support quality and utilization initiatives. Continuously evaluate nursing practice and contribute to the ongoing organizational development of practice knowledge by evaluating research and developing frameworks and strategies to facilitate the implementation of best practices. Function as clinical leader in a particular area of specialty and advances nursing practice in the area of specialty through the use of advanced practice and evidence based research. Work closely with Professional Practice leaders and act as a liaison between various hospitals and/or community programs to facilitate integration of care across the continuum and reports on professional nursing practice matters. Provide leadership and expert consultation to team members and other health care staff, patients/clients and families/significant others. Work collaboratively with Program Managers, Medical Directors, Clinical Educators, Nurse Clinicians, staff nurses, and others members of the interdisciplinary team to pro-actively move nursing practice forward at the regional, provincial and national levels. Requirements/Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS: Education & Experience Masters degree in Nursing plus current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). A minimum of five (5) year’s recent related experience working in a health care setting with a focus in primary care and in a progressive leadership role. Completion of a Wound, Ostomy and Continence Education Program (WOC-EP). Canadian Nurses Association certification or membership in related provincial, national and/or international professional association(s) preferred. Knowledge & Abilities Effectively collaborates to build relationships that promote the achievement of cooperative goals and contribute to an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect. Professionally consults to enable the successful sharing of expertise with caregivers, patients/clients, families/significant others, other members of the public, and colleagues. Proficiently provides and vigilantly evaluates education/orientation on complex advanced practices and abilities to ensure skills levels are acquired or maintained by team members to meet overall practice and care standards. Utilizes expert acute clinical evaluation skills to assess needs of the patient/client and their families/significant others. Skillfully, and in consultation with academic institutions and professional bodies, identifies/develops discipline specific standards for teaching and education. Collaboratively leads in the identification, planning and implementation of ongoing activities to support research initiatives. Effectively leads and directs staff by providing a work environment that fosters motivation and respectful relationships, and enables decision-making. Exhibits advanced verbal, written and technological communication and presentation skills when disseminating information/advice and/or promoting the use of research findings. Applies knowledge of a wide range of cross-cultural and diversity issues within a health care environment. Company/Organization Description WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH? VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work. Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to delivering exceptional care and building a great place to work. At VCH, we value and accommodate unique differences to ensure that our staff and medical staff (both current and prospective) have the opportunity and are supported to thrive. To build a strong and representative workforce, we are seeking candidates who will contribute to a caring and inclusive culture. We encourage applications from members of communities that are disadvantaged on any grounds under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, people of all genders and sexualities and people with disabilities. VCH is proud to be recognized as a Best Place to Work in Canada in 2021 by Glassdoor and Forbes. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting. ***Employees of VCH must apply via the Internal Application Process . Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for How to Apply instructions. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.*** Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.

Nominating Committee Chair < Back Laureen Sommerey MN, BScN, RN, NSWOC, WOCC(C) Nominating Committee Chair

Prairies, NWT and Nunavut < Back Jodi Quinlan RN, BScN, NSWOC, WOCC(C) Prairies, NWT and Nunavut

< Back Registered Nurse (NSWOC) Signing Bonus: Up to $4000! Paramed Home Health Care Toronto, ON, Canada Full-Time View Full Job Description How to Apply Please send your resume directly to uswa.chughtai@paramed.com View Full Job Description Job Description In this community nursing role, as a Nurse Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence (NSWOC) Nurse and as working as a part of the ParaMed nursing health care team, the NSWOC will provide and promote evidenced based advanced wound, ostomy and continence assessment, management and care to all patient groups either through a consultative process or by direct care. Why you’ll love working here: Autonomy, independence, and a work-life balance Supportive team of peer nurses and supervisors Opportunity to develop long term therapeutic relationships with patients Best in class training and development programs, including a comprehensive clinical orientation and hands-on skills labs Celebration and Recognition programs Part time and Full-time scheduling including every other weekend off Comprehensive health and dental benefit plans Company paid mobile devices Mileage compensation Opportunities for career advancement Employee perks and exclusive offers What you’ll do: Provide direct practice to patients requiring wound, ostomy and continence assessment, care and management. Provide education to ParaMed’s nursing health care team, patient, and families. Provide consultation /clinical support to ParaMed’s nursing health care team (direct/or remote) including recommendations for specialty products/nursing care. Participate in wound/ostomy/continence clinical leadership opportunities. Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. Preceptor ParaMed nurses as required. Follow wound, ostomy and continence evidence based clinical best practices and ParaMed policies and procedures. Requirements/Qualifications Requirements: IIWCC, NSWOC, WOCC(c), SWAN, or other advanced wound care education/certification Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a practicing Registered Nurse ideally in a community setting and/or providing wound/ostomy/continence care to patients (direct care/consultation) Current membership/registration with the Nurses Specialized in Wound Ostomy & Continence Canada (preferred) Ability to perform BCLS to College of Nurses standards Completion of the Canadian Enterostomal Therapy (E.T.) Nursing program Current registration with the CAET Knowledge of standards and guidelines of Enterostomal Therapy and wound care Comprehensive Enterostomal Therapy and wound care patient health assessment skills Thorough knowledge of wound care products and indications for use Company/Organization Description ParaMed has been providing home care and wellness solutions across Canada since 1974 and is a nationally accredited provider with Exemplary Standing by Accreditation Canada. We ensure our care providers are fully trained, have access to ongoing training, have the necessary coordination and management support, are properly supervised and coached on best practices.

Share Industry News in an Upcoming NSWOCC Membership Newsletter! We are pleased to announce that you are now eligible to shared Industry News to NSWOCC Members via the quarterly NSWOCC Newsletter, which launched in February 2023 by the NSWOCC Membership Core Program. The Newsletter is sent out in February, April, September, and November each year. This newsletter is designed to keep our mailing list of 1000+ NSWOCC Members, including NSWOCs, SWANs and allied healthcare professionals, informed of news that is pertinent to the fields of wound, ostomy and continence and to further build a community of practice. This newsletter will provide another way for Industry news to reach your audience of product decision makers. The Industry News & Announcements section will allow Industry Associate or Industry Associate Plus types to submit an announcement, ad, or news piece that will display in this Industry News & Announcements Section. For example, you may just to submit a full article, news/blog post, or just a short announcement. For longer form content like articles or blogs, a short preview will display in the newsletter with a button and Call-to-Action to visit the full content elsewhere: this can be posted on our NSWOCC website as a blog, or linked to somewhere else on your own website. You can see the template as demonstrated below: Headline 75 word preview of the post Button with a Call to Action (CTA) and URL to the full news post on the NSWOCC website, or on your own website Optional: a 1x1 JPG image to be included in the preview of your news post The Newsletter includes the following sections: Introduction Contest(s) (this month will be a “name the newsletter” contest) NSWOCC Joke of the month Featured NSWOCC Member Recognizing NSWOCs and SWANs Core Program Corner NSWOCC Association News WOC Institute Program News Upcoming Events Industry News The Industry News section allows Industry Associate or Industry Associate Plus types to submit a news piece that will display in the Industry News Section using the following template, as demonstrated in the screenshot: Important notes The full news post will also exist on the NSWOCC website under “Industry News” permanently (unless you request for it to be removed). The full, static news post will also include your 1x1 image. There is no character or word limit for this full post. Upon request, NSWOCC will be able to provide analytics for total clicks on your news post (CTA button) in the newsletter, as well as views/clicks on your static news post on our website. There is no word/character limit for the full news post. Pricing Standard cost for an Industry News Post - $500.00 Pricing discounts for: Industry Associate Plus is $300.00 ( Total $200.00 per post) Industry Associate is $225.00 ( Total of $275.00 per post) Interested in submitting an Indutry News post? Email us today! 2025 Dates & Deadlines February Newsletter: To be sent: Wednesday, February 26th Submission deadline: Friday, February 21st April Newsletter (NSWOC Week): To be sent: Wednesday, April 16 Submission deadline: Friday, April 11 September Newsletter (SWAN Week): To be sent: Wednesday, September 24 Submission deadline: Friday, September 19 December Newsletter To be sent: TBD Article deadline: TBD

Prairies, NWT & Nunavut < Back Angela Koziak BScN, RN, NSWOC, WOCC(C) Prairies, NWT & Nunavut My name is Angela Koziak and I have lived in Alberta my entire life. I live in Beaumont with my spouse Mark, my kids Noah (16), and Kailey (7). My stepson Castin (20) lives on his own now. I graduated from the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta in 2004. As a student I worked in long term care. After graduation I worked in medicine and ICU. After having my son, I became a Case Manager in Supportive Living. Soon after, I met Bev Smith who inspired in me a fascination with wound care, encouraged me to join the direct nursing team and to take the NSWOC program. Not long after accepting my first NSWOC position Bev informed me of a new Core Program– Membership and encouraged me to join. I did and have had the pleasure of working and learning from Troy Curtis and Shelly Barnes. Shortly after the inception of this program, I advocated and became lead of our monthly Journal Club. I am so proud of the community of practitioners coming together every month. In addition to discussing current research, we learn so much from each other. This year I was offered the opportunity to present my work in community pessary management at the annual conference. I am completely honored to join my colleague Pat Dahlbeck in this endeavor. I have never felt more fire and passion for anything I have ever done in my career, nor have I ever had so much pride in belonging to an organization. I believe with my heart that I can bring my love of Wound Ostomy and Continence to the Prairies/Nunavet/Northwest Territories. It will be my commitment to join all members of NSWOC in this region and create community in our unique demographic.

Professional Development < Back Allison Lachaine MN, BScN, RN, NSWOC, IIWCC Professional Development My name is Allison Lachaine, MN, BScN, RN, NSWOC, IIWCC and I have been appointed as the new NSWOCC Core Program Leader for the Professional Development Core Program. I am the clinical nurse specialist for wound, ostomy, and continence at CarePartners community agency in Kitchener, Ontario. I started as a wound resource nurse in acute care on an in-person surgery unit where I worked in collaboration with the hospital’s Wound Care clinician. Discovering my love for wound care excellence, I then went on to complete the International Interdisciplinary Wound Care Course and then worked as the program lead for two community hospitals. As an avid and lifelong learner, I then went on to complete the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Institute’s NSWOC Program. In my current role, I am the provincial program lead for skin, wound, ostomy, and continence and work with Ontario Health at Home to ensure best practices are being utilized through all areas of the community from clinics to patients’ homes.

Community Engagement < Back Erin Rajhathy MClScWH, BScN, RN, NSWOC, WOCC(C) Community Engagement Erin Rajhathy is the Wound Resource Coordinator with South East Home and Community Care. Prior to moving back into the public sector, Erin worked for a medical distributor to support staff and contracted providers in three of the 14 Home and Community Care sectors in Ontario. She obtained her Master of Clinical Science in Wound Healing in 2018 and became certified in Wound, Ostomy and Continence in 2019. Erin is currently the Core Program Lead for Community Engagement with NSWOCC.

Secretary < Back Rebecca Dyck MClSc-WH, BScN, RN, NSWOC, WOCC(C) Secretary Rebecca Dyck has been nursing for fifteen years, and is a strong advocate for justice and equity in health care. She has spent a number of years learning how systemic racism and intersectionality affect the health of individuals and communities. After earning a Master of Clinical Science in Wound Healing at Western University ten years ago, Rebecca has been working with patients virtually and at the bedside to solve the puzzle that each wound presents. Rebecca also tutors students in the research course of the master’s program. More recently, Rebecca became a Nurse Specialized in Wound Ostomy and Continence and earned her national certification. Rebecca currently works as a Nurse Clinician on the Skin Wound Ostomy team at Hamilton Health Sciences, mainly with children and families at McMaster Children's Hospital. Her role encompasses direct patient care, staff education, and committee work to improve patient care within the organization. A recent focus has been hospital-acquired pressure injuries and developing resources to improve assessment of dark skin tones. Rebecca has volunteered with preteens, the Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle, and Caribbean migrant farm workers in Niagara. She keeps busy with her three children, can often be found with a book in her hand, and enjoys “old lady hobbies” such as sewing, gardening, and canning.

Paediatric Community of Practice < Back Emily Woodgate BScN, RN-AP, NSWOC, WOCC(C) Paediatric Community of Practice Emily is a Canadian Nurses Association certified NSWOC who works at the IWK Health which is a Paediatric referral center for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. As a Nurse Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence , she works with patients in the three specialties from premature babies, children and youth. Current

Paediatric Community of Practice < Back Stephanie Furtado MClSc-WH, BSCN, RN, NSWOC, WOCC(C) Paediatric Community of Practice Stephanie is the Skin, Wound and Ostomy Nurse Clinician at McMaster Children’s Hospital and West Lincoln Memorial Hospital sites within Hamilton Health Sciences. Stephanie has been working as an NSWOC for the past three years. She is a proud graduate of Western University’s Master of Clinical Science in Wound Healing and a certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse through the Canadian Nurses Association. Previous work experience includes caring for surgical oncology patients, patients with burns, and patients in the homecare setting. Working in neonatal through to geriatric care settings has provided her a range of experiences and challenges. Stephanie is passionate about providing quality patient and family care experiences and has been involved in founding a young adult ostomy support group at McMaster. She also volunteers for the Ostomy Canada Youth Camp. Most recently, she has taken on the position of NSWOCC Regional Director for Ontario and is the Chair for the NSWOCC’s Paediatric Community of Practice.

The New Brunswick Wound, Ostomy and Continence Summit: Bringing together government, administrators, clinical leaders, patients, and industry Thursday, June 1, 2023 8:00AM TO 1:00PM ADT Fredericton Convention Centre 670 Queen Street, Fredericton NB Objectives On June 1, 2023, 95 patients, health care administration, government and academic decision makers, senior nurses from acute care, community and continuing care, Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence (NSWOCs), and industry came together to address the access to specialized wound, ostomy, and continence care in New Brunswick beginning with these four priorities: Funding for more specialized wound, ostomy, and continence nursing positions across the continuum of care so that the transition for the patient is seamless moving from hospital to community. There are no existing formal Nurse Specialized in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (NSWOC) positions in New Brunswick in home care or long-term care. NSWOCs provide thorough assessments, select appropriate products and technologies, and monitor the patient as they move through the system. This provides patient-centred care, optimal clinical outcomes and is shown to save money across the overall provincial health care system. Ensure the appropriate distribution of NSWOCs based on the patient population in each health region. There is a critical imbalance in the number of NSWOCs between Vitalité and Horizon Health Networks and within the Horizon Health Network itself. It is disproportionate to the number of wound/ostomy consults. The number of wound consults has increased by over 200% in some areas of New Brunswick. Provide immediate public coverage for essential ostomy supplies to the 4,570 ostomates, meeting this basic human right of elimination for all New Brunswickers. New Brunswick lags other provinces in providing a well thought out and sustainable plan for ostomy reimbursement. People living with an ostomy in New Brunswick earning over $25,000 per annum should not be expected to pay out of pocket. Individuals should not choose between putting food on the table or essential ostomy supplies for this medically necessary bodily action. Put together an educational strategy to improve wound care knowledge by providing a foundational program for nurses in the Province of New Brunswick. To support this initiative, NSWOCC is providing 30 complimentary educational seats to nurses in New Brunswick to the NSWOCC WOC Institute’s foundational wound management program, part of the practice enrichment series, to enhance knowledge, skills, and judgment of nurses in the province caring for patients with wounds. View the full Agenda View Photos from the Summit Meeting Proceedings Download the Meeting Proceedings Participating Industry Partners