Full Job Description
Position Summary: The Wound Care Advanced Practice Provider is a specialized advanced practice registered nurse responsible for providing comprehensive wound care management to residents in a nursing home setting. This role combines clinical expertise, leadership, and patient advocacy to ensure optimal wound healing and prevention. This position offers a unique opportunity to specialize in wound care while making a significant impact on the quality of life for nursing home residents. The ideal candidate will combine clinical expertise with a compassionate approach to patient care in a long-term care setting.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to
be all inclusive, other duties may be assigned:
Clinical Care
- Assess, diagnose, and treat various types of wounds, including pressure, diabetic, infectious, traumatic,
arterial, venous, autoimmune, surgical, and atypical wounds
- Develop and implement individualized wound care treatment plans
- Perform wound debridement, dressing changes, and other wound care procedures as indicated by patient
necessity
- Monitor wound healing progress and adjust treatment plans as necessary
- Prescribe medications or coordinate prescription with PCP, including antibiotics, as needed
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests related to wound care
- Obtain specialty consultations when indicated
- Identify wound deterioration and clinically concerning findings and change treatment plan as indicated.
- Maintain excellent infection control procedures
- Be available to the facility and state regulators if wound-related questions arise during surveys
- Complete and submit documentation promptly, preferably same day. Submission within 3 days required
Patient Education
- Discuss wound progress and educate patients, families, and caregivers as needed
- Update responsible party on any deterioration that occurs
- Provide education and guidance on nutrition, mobility, and other factors that impact wound healing
- Be available as a resource for wound care education programs for nursing home staff
Collaboration and Leadership
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, physical therapists, and
nutritionists
- Communicate with director of nursing regarding new in-house acquired wounds or clinically concerning
findings
- Participate with facility skin sweeps
- Serve as a wound care resource and mentor for nursing staff
- Lead wound care rounds
Quality Improvement
- Monitor and evaluate wound care outcomes
- Implement evidence-based practices to improve wound healing rates and prevent complications
- Maintain accurate and detailed documentation of wound assessments, treatments, and outcomes
Professional Development
- Maintain knowledge of current wound care guidelines, techniques, and information through continuing medical education
- Maintain professional certifications in wound care, if applicable
- Maintain unrestricted professional license
- Remain current on requirements for maintenance of certification
Education and/or Certifications:
- Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) degree
- Current unrestricted state licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant (PA)
- Board certification as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
- Wound Care Certification (e.g., CWCN, WCC, or CWS) preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
- Minimum 1 year experience providing wound care with independent decision-making responsibility
- Demonstrated skills in wound care diagnosis, treatment, and management
- Prior experience performing debridement or other sharp procedures at the bedside strongly preferred
- Prior experience working in long-term care or geriatric settings preferred
· Able to work independently, self-starter · Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team
- Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills
- Ability to provide compassionate care to difficult patients
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Proficiency in electronic health record systems