Nurse Practitioner- Wound Clinic

Job Description

Position: Nurse Practitioner

Reports To:

Schedule: PRN

Position Location/Department: Specialty Clinic

Job Summary: The Position will help support all aspects of care within the Wound Clinic. The NP will provide medical care to patients as outlined in their collaborative agreement under the oversight of their supervising physician in the Specialty Clinic. Knowledge and advanced skills with advanced physical assessment and treatment of complex wounds, management of skin integrity and chronic care management is required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluates and sets a treatment plan for all initial and established wound referrals at the patient’s place of residence.
• Covers all patient locations within assigned territory.
• Accurately performs history and physical examinations on patients with acute and chronic wounds.
• Assess, diagnose and manage chronic conditions for patient population.
• Identifies deviations from normal, initiates and evaluates treatment for patients with commonly occurring health problems within scope of practice.
• Consults, co-manages or refers as appropriate.
• Prescribes medications as delegated in the protocols and/or office staff regarding any changes in patient’s condition.
• Communicates with collaborating provider as outline in collaborate agreement and state guidelines.
• Develops, implements and/or participates in research or educational activities.
• Maintains competency in clinical practice and meets and maintains requirements for all certifications.
• Ensures proper documentation of diagnoses and procedures performed to allow for appropriate coding.
• Assess and creates treatment plans and prescribes medication in accordance with state requirements and organization protocols.
• Initiates evaluation and treatment procedures essential to appropriate response to emergency wound and ostomy situations.
• Participate in education of patients as well as Managed care organizations, nursing home and RXH staff to assure best outcomes and most current clinical practice. Ensures full availability during hours assigned/agreed upon with Specialty Clinic and RestorixHealth.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Participated in quality improvement activities and monitoring of health outcomes for patients.
• Actively participate in creating and implementing improvements to achieve clinical, satisfactions and/or efficiency outcomes.
• Work to ensure the continuity of the mission, vision, and values of the hospital
• Responsible for ensuring current state license.
• Participate in quality improvement projects. Attend training and meetings as required
• Maintains awareness of current quality and safety measures on the unit and follows guidelines or reporting measures to ensure safety of patients, visitors, and staff.
• Knowledge and skills in quality improvement and research methodologies.

Education, Experience and Other Requirements:

• Masters or doctoral Degree as a Nurse Practitioner
• Valid state nursing license
• 3 years acute care medical/surgical nursing experience required
• 2 years of experience in management of wound, ostomy and continence care preferred
• 2 years APRN experience preferred
• Board Certification in any of the following Adult Nurse Practitioner/ANP, Family Nurse Practitioner/FNP, Geriatric Nurse Practitioner/GNP, or Clinical Nurse Specialist/CNS Active DEA
• Prescriptive authority BLS from American Heart Association
• WOC certification preferred
• Strong knowledge base of HIPAA  and OSHA required