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How much do home based wocn jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 10, 2026, the average hourly pay for home based wocn in the United States is $20.62, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $16.59 and $23.08 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a home based WOCN?

To thrive as a Home Based WOCN, you need a registered nursing license, advanced clinical knowledge in wound, ostomy, and continence care, and certification from the WOCN Society. Familiarity with home health EHR systems, remote monitoring tools, and telehealth platforms is typically required. Strong patient education, communication, and independent problem-solving skills are crucial for effective patient management in home settings. These skills ensure high-quality, specialized care and support for patients managing complex needs outside of acute care facilities.

What are some common challenges faced by home based WOCNs and how can they be effectively managed?

Home Based Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses (WOCNs) often encounter challenges such as coordinating care remotely, managing a diverse patient caseload, and ensuring timely documentation. Effective communication with patients, caregivers, and interdisciplinary teams is key to overcoming these challenges. Utilizing telehealth tools, establishing clear routines, and staying organized with digital records can help ensure high-quality care and patient satisfaction. Continuous professional development and participating in team meetings also support effective practice and collaborative problem-solving.

What is the difference between Home Based Wocn vs Wound Care Nurse?

AspectHome Based WocnWound Care Nurse
CertificationsWOCN Certification, Wound Care CertificationRN License, Wound Care Certification
Work EnvironmentHome settings, patient residencesHospitals, clinics, outpatient facilities
Employer & IndustryHome health agencies, private patientsHospitals, outpatient clinics, long-term care

Home Based Wocns primarily provide wound care services in patients' homes, focusing on home health settings. Wound Care Nurses often work in clinical environments like hospitals and outpatient clinics. While both roles require similar certifications, their work environments and patient interaction settings differ significantly.

What is a home based WOCN?

A Home Based WOCN (Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurse) is a specialized registered nurse who provides expert care and management for patients with wounds, ostomies, and continence issues in a home health setting. These nurses assess, treat, and educate patients and their families on managing complex wounds, stomas, and incontinence, all from the comfort of the patient's home. Home Based WOCNs often collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to create individualized care plans that promote healing and improve quality of life.
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Infographic showing various Home Based Wocn job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 77% Full Time, 15% Part Time, and 7% Contract. Highlights an 87% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 11% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $42,886 per year, or $20.6 per hour.

Home Health RN WOCN Certified

CommonSpirit Health

Redding, CA • On-site

$57.70 - $78.42/hr

Other

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 17 days ago


CommonSpirit Health rating

7.0

Company rating: 7.0 out of 10

Based on 531 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

417th of 887 rated healthcare providers


Job description

Home Health RN WOCN Certified

Partnering for a stronger, healthier world.

At CommonSpirit Health, we believe in the healing power of humanity. We invite you to explore our specialty areas and pursue a career in humankindness.

Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit Health is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation's largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit Health delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 158 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings.

The posted compensation range of $57.70 - $78.42/hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Wound Care Nurse, you will specialize in comprehensive wound and ostomy care. You will elevate care quality, optimize patient outcomes, and ensure cost-effective management. Every day you will provide expert consultation and direct care for complex wounds. You'll assess, plan, and evaluate individualized care, educate patients/staff on best practices, monitor outcomes, and ensure protocol adherence. To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong critical thinking, communication, and a commitment to evidence-based practice.

  • Performs routine physical/psychosocial assessment to collect basic data, follows the written plan of care, standards, practice guidelines and utilizes pathways
  • Formulates a plan of care for individual needs, including cultural/ethical/spiritual needs. Participates in the planning of routine transitional health care needs which includes treatment options and patient placement options
  • Adapts planned educational programs and information to individual patients and family by modifying teaching strategies or content. Integrates education during the delivery of patient care
  • Ensures efficiency in the delivery of care to determine immediate priorities and to offer solutions for problems
  • Makes independent clinical decisions based on knowledge drawn from education and experience
  • Actively advocates for patient rights and identifies potential conflict. Seeks counsel for resolution of conflict

Job Requirements

Required:

  • Associate Of Nursing, upon hire or
  • Recent, 1-year wound care nurse experience
  • Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire
  • Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
  • Certified Wound Care Nurse

Preferred:

  • Bachelors Of Nursing, upon hire
  • Recent, 3-years wound care nurse experience

Where You'll Work

Mercy Medical Center Redding offers comprehensive health care to nearly 300,000 residents in a six-county region. It is one of only two Level II trauma centers, the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the only Joint Commission-certified Advanced Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center north of Sacramento north of Sacramento. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a 266-bed regional medical center providing inpatient and outpatient services as well as specialized cardiovascular care, stroke care, orthopedics, neurological surgery, comprehensive cancer care, maternity care, and a robust robotic surgery program. In addition, the hospital's network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. CommonSpirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.

Nursing excellence starts with you.

Are you a career fit with our CommonSpirit Health culture? To understand how we are structured, we believe in some core philosophies with the following:

We will be stronger together, achieving excellence in all we do, collaborating across the fields and growing our collective knowledge

We will let humankindness guide us as we treat every person with holistic, personalized care for the body, mind and spirit.

We will advance the science and art of nursing as innovative leaders who demonstrate the power of evidence-based, compassionate care. If you believe in working together with humankindness for all to advance the science and art of nursing - then you have found your career fit with us!

"Our hope is that you will always feel inspired, knowing you truly are the heart and soul of CommonSpirit."

– Kathleen D. Sanford, EVP, Chief Nursing Officer

What makes a successful Home Health RN WOCN Certified at Mercy Medical Center Redding?

  • Collaborative
  • Compassionate
  • Efficient
  • Good Listener
  • Organized
  • Problem-Solver

This is a snapshot of your potential career path highlights the series of job positions that help you progress towards your goals and objectives. Ultimately, your career path depends on your career values and personal goals.

While you're busy impacting the healthcare industry, we'll take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid time off, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, and more!

At CommonSpirit Health, we believe investing in our employees lets them know they truly matter. Your Total Rewards package includes compensation, benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and other programs.

Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible employees may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time.

For more information, please visit Total Rewards.

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  • Dependent Care

CommonSpirit Health™ is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please click here [PDF].

CommonSpirit Health™ will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). External hires must pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at (415) 438-5575 and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). CommonSpirit Health™ participates in E-Verify.


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