Description

Registered Nurse – Wound Ostomy & Continence (WOC)
TRIPLER AMC, Honolulu, Hawaii
Salary
$70.09 / hr
Type
Full Time
Experience
2 years
Education
ASSOCIATE
Registered Nurse – Wound, Ostomy & Continence (WOC) | Honolulu, Hawaii 
Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC)
Civilian Contractor | Central Care Incorporated
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 7:15 AM –3:45 PM (1-hour lunch)

Take your nursing career to the next level at one of the most respected military medical centers in the country—while living in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii

This is a unique opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice, leadership, and purpose-driven care while supporting active-duty service members and their families.

Compensation & Benefits
$70/hour base rate
$5.09/hour Health & Welfare (H&W)
80 hours PTO (accrued annually)
56 hours Sick Leave (accrued annually)
11 Paid Federal Holidays
Consistent weekday schedule – strong work/life balance

• Key Responsibilities
  Plan, implement, and evaluate specialized care for patients requiring wound, ostomy, and continence management
  Provide care across inpatient and ambulatory settings
  Collaborate with physicians, surgeons, and interdisciplinary teams to deliver evidence-based, cost-effective care
  Perform and support advanced wound care techniques including:
• Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT)
  Conservative sharp debridement
  Compression therapy and offloading techniques
  Use of specialty support surfaces and orthotics
  Educate patients, families, and staff on wound care management and prevention strategies
  Develop and implement individualized care plans and make clinical recommendations to providers
  Train and mentor nursing and therapy staff in wound and ostomy care best practices
  Support quality improvement initiatives and promote clinical excellence
  Plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care to inpatient and ambulatory 
  patients in treatment of wound care.
  Collaborates with the primary care provider, surgeons, and other professional 
  health care providers, in one or more surgical services, to assess, coordinate, plan, and implement the newest approaches and practices to deliver efficient, cost-effective wound care for the patient population.
  Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates nursing activities and services that 
  relate to wound care and enterostomal therapy.
  Incorporates teaching and learning activities into care plan
  Makes recommendations to the physician for changes in wound/ostomy care 
  orders/patient care plans, and provides evidence-based research support, as 
  needed, in collaboration with a licensed independent provider.
  Through training and support, empowers clinical staff to effectively assess 
  patients, as related to wounds, ostomies, and incontinence; recommend 
  appropriate protocols and advocate with physicians.
   Provides basic wound/ostomy care training and orientation to all new nursing 
  and therapy staff 
  Knowledge of, and skill in, the management of complex, delicate machinery 
  and life-saving equipment, and wound care specific equipment, used for 
  ultrasonic treatment, conservative sharps debridement, adaptive/off-loading 
  orthotics (contact casts/ shoes/ boots, specialty support surfaces, negative 
  (sub-atmospheric) pressure wound therapy, compression therapy/units and 
  obtaining an arterial/brachial index.
• Minimum Qualifications:
  Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
  Must be a U.S Citizen
  Must hold current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for 
  Healthcare Provider, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) 
  Graduate of an accredited WOCN education program (WOCNEP)
  Current WOCN certification (WOCNCB required)
  Minimum 2 years of recent WOC RN experience (within the last 4 years)
  Strong clinical knowledge of advanced wound care equipment and techniques
  Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team
  What Makes You a Great Fit
  Detail-oriented with strong clinical judgment
  Passionate about patient education and improving outcomes
  Skilled in collaboration and mentoring others
  Comfortable in a fast-paced, mission-driven healthcare environment
   

Make a Meaningful Impact
This is more than a clinical role—it’s an opportunity to directly improve healing outcomes and quality of life for those who serve our country. Your expertise will support readiness, recovery, and resilience within the military community.

Ready to Combine Purpose + Paradise?
Bring your expertise to Tripler Army Medical Center and experience a career that is both professionally rewarding and personally fulfilling.

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications:

Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
Must be a U.S Citizen
Must hold current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for 
Healthcare Provider, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) 
Graduate of an accredited WOCN education program (WOCNEP)
Current WOCN certification (WOCNCB required)
Minimum 2 years of recent WOC RN experience (within the last 4 years)
Strong clinical knowledge of advanced wound care equipment and techniques
Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team