The Certified Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse (CWOCN) is responsible to the assigned supervisor for planning, coordinating, providing, and evaluating care for groups of patients and organizational improvement in the area of skin, wound, continence, and ostomy care. Current Certification as a Wound, Ostomy, and Continence required. Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursi