Full Job Description
Job Title: Physician Assistant – Wound Care (Locum Tenens)
Location: Batavia, OHPractice Setting: Outpatient ClinicContract Type: Locum Tenens – Temporary CoverageCoverage Dates: 12/22/2025 – 03/31/2026Reason for Coverage: Physician gap coverage between permanent hiresEMR: Epic
Shift & Schedule
- Shift Hours: 08:00 – 16:30, Monday–Friday
- Flexibility: Open to candidates available Monday, Thursday, Friday
- Weekend Requirements: None
- On Call Requirements: None
Patient & Workload Details
- Average Patients per Day: 15–30
- Patient Age Group: All ages (pediatric through geriatric)
- Documentation in Epic EMR
Required Duties & Responsibilities
- Treat skin reactions and prevent skin breakdown
- Manage vascular ulcers, pressure ulcers, and diabetic ulcers
- Provide comprehensive wound management, including topical therapies
- Educate patients and caregivers on care techniques and ulcer prevention
- Assess and treat draining wounds and fistulae
- Implement preventative measures to reduce incidences of pressure and vascular ulcers
- Instruct on proper wound dressing
- Supervise hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) treatments
Types of Wounds Treated
- Acute wounds (inflammatory, proliferative, and remodeling phases)
- Surgical wounds (intentional or non-healing)
- Traumatic wounds (scrapes, punctures, tears, burns)
- Chronic ulcers (arterial, pressure, venous insufficiency, diabetic)
- Chronic venous insufficiency, pilonidal cysts, gangrene, radiation injury, burns
Treatments & Procedures
- Bioengineered skin applications
- Sharp debridement
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
- Incision and drainage
- Negative pressure-assisted wound closure
- Post-surgical incision management
- Skin grafting
- Unna boot application
- Total contact casting
Requirements
- BLS Certification – Required
- ACLS Certification – Preferred (for HBOT)
- Active Ohio Physician Assistant License – Required
- Experience in wound care management required
Compensation & Reimbursement
- Facility reimburses: flight, mileage (IRS standard rate), hotel, and rental car
- Temporary privileging may allow faster start
Job Types: Contract, Temporary
License/Certification:
- BLS /ACLS Certification (Required)
- Active OH license (Required)
Work Location: In person
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