With whom will you work?
Enterostomal Therapy (ET)/ Wound Team has ten permanent members at any given time, give or take one or two members. We currently have:
1 Wound Team coordinator:
Roles include manager, educator, scheduler, biller, purchaser, and project management.
1 Hospital Enteral support role (also clinical)
Roles include working on nutrition at a hospital level and treating patients on Wound Team/ ET service 1x/week
8 other wound specialists,
including two certified Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses (WOCN). Patient care is divided between these eight nurses and hours vary from 9-36 hrs/wk
Experience
Experience on Wound Team (as of 2015) varies from 1.5 to >10 years!
All of these people, with various backgrounds and years of experience are great resources for you.
Don't hesitate to ask questions of anyone!
Don't hesitate to ask questions of anyone!