Full Job Description
Join our dynamic team as a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner/Physician’s Assistant. This position involves planning, directing, and evaluating residents in senior living facilities and in-home wound care. The selected candidate will diagnose and treat various wound types, conduct specific lab tests, offer referrals, and execute bedside procedures in alignment with their expertise and available equipment. Collaboration with internal ands external medical partners is essential for comprehensive care and treatment of in-home and facility based patients. Please note that a valid Covid vaccination is mandatory for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
– Safely perform wound debridement’s using sharp, enzymatic, autolytic, or surgical methods at the patient’s location.
– Apply and manage topical wound care and related wound management products.
– Direct and recommend associated services to enhance wound healing outcomes, including labs, radiologic tests, vascular tests, referrals, and more.
– Interpret diagnostic tests and suggest suitable follow-ups.
– Prescribe necessary medications, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), or supplies, aligned with the supervising physician’s collaborative agreement.
– Conduct risk assessments for Diabetic Foot Ulcers in diabetic patients as per ADA guidelines.
– Educate patients about wound management and ensure referring physicians are updated on the latest wound care practices.
– Act as a resource for health-related decision-making, planning, and policy creation.
– Collaborate with staff to determine resident needs and develop strategies to address them.
– Ensure regular skin sweeps on a quarterly basis.
– Provide services at various Senior Living Facilities, as well as in-home patients within an hour’s radius of the provider’s residence.
– Handle other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Requirements:
– Successful completion of an accredited nurse practitioner program.
– State-approved Board of Nursing authorization to perform medical tasks
– Active, unrestricted state APRN license.
– Registered nurse license in the state.
– Master’s degree in Nursing.
– Or Licensed Physician Assistant
Skills:
– Exceptional verbal/written communication.
– Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
– Effective problem-solving ability.
– Task prioritization mastery.
Physical Demands:
– Ability to stand/walk for over 4 hours.
– Ability to lift up to 100 pounds for resident assistance.
– Regularly lift 10 pounds.
– Bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting during patient care.
Work Environment:
– Potential exposure to indoor/outdoor environmental challenges, blood borne pathogens, physical (e.g., needle pricks) and chemical hazards.
– Service provision at various facilities and in patients homes
Compensation and Benefits:
– Salary: $50.00 – $65.00 per hour
– Daytime schedule from Monday to Friday.
– No nights or weekends.
– Competitive benefits including dental, health, vision, and life insurance, malpractice coverage, paid time off, continuing education credits, and more.
Schedule:
– Standard Day Shift.
– Monday to Friday with no weekends.
Location:
– Multiple locations; 50% travel required.
– Primary Work Location: On the road.
Job Type:
Full-time.
Licensure/Certification:
– Either a Physician Assistant License or Certified Nurse Practitioner (Mandatory).
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $50.00 – $65.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Wound Care
Standard shift:
- Day shift
Weekly schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work setting:
- Multiple locations
License/Certification:
- Certified Nurse Practitioner or Licensed Physician Assistant (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 50% (Required)
Work Location: On the road
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $50.00 – $65.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Geriatrics
- Wound Care
Standard shift:
- Day shift
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus opportunities
Weekly schedule:
- 5×8
Work setting:
- Long term care
- Multiple locations
Ability to Relocate:
- Plano, TX: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: On the road
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