Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Skin & Wound Provider

Job Description

Job Description

Skin & Wound Care Provider

(Medford)

Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant

Our mission to change wound care and improve the lives of others isn’t easy, but it’s worth it! One in ten residents in a skilled nursing facility will develop a skin condition requiring expert medical care, and one in four patients will be discharged home with an open wound. We believe that every person deserves the very best skin and wound care. Building and leading skin and wound care teams is how we do it! Our skin and wound care providers bring education and encouragement to the people who take care of our patients 24 / 7. When they get better at their jobs, our patient’s wounds heal faster and that is our goal!

Who we are looking for :

The best leaders… who also happen to be licensed Nurse Practitioners (NP, ARNP, FNP, APRN) and Physician Assistants (PA-C). Our team is growing, and we are looking to add a new provider in Oregon.

What winning looks like :

• Lead and develop collaborative multidisciplinary wound care teams
• Travel to scheduled locations weekly for wound rounds and house calls, in an assigned region
• Provide the highest quality skin and wound care services to patients
• Order, interpret, and evaluate laboratory and diagnostic studies to assess changes to patients’ health care needs
• Perform bedside wound care skills, including wound assessment, dressing application, pressure relief, pain / odor control, and minor surgical procedures
• Track the progress of wound healing and document timely in UWH’s own wound care EMR
• Develop a treatment plan for skin and wound conditions based on the individual needs of each patient, and UWH’s Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Collaborate virtually with our medical leadership, including board-certified physicians and surgeons specializing in wound care, dermatology, podiatry, vascular surgery, and infectious disease

Skills required for winning :

Compensation Range : Market competitive salary with bonus potential

This position is classified as : Salary, Exempt; Full-Time or Part-Time employment

Hours : Typical hours are Monday through Friday; 6 : 00 am – 3 : 00 pm, no nights, weekends, or call

Benefits :

Medical / Dental / Orthodontic / Vision / RX – minimum 80% towards employee monthly premiums covered, dependent coverage available at employee’s expense

Accruals up to 172 hours (21.5 days) your first year of employment based on 1.0FTE status.

Website : www.unitedwoundhealing.com

We are a drug-free workplace. All offers of employment are contingent upon a successful drug screen and criminal background check. EEO.