Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Wound Care - Meyerland Plaza

UnitedHealth Group•Houston, TX

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation’s leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The wound clinic advanced practice clinician (NP/PA) will coordinate and manage comprehensive wound care protocols for the Kelsey-Seybold patient population. The APC will work in the outpatient setting and manage the care of patients with wounds related to burn injury, prolonged pressure, venous stasis, systemic disease (diabetes, autoimmune) and chronic comorbidities. Clinical responsibilities will include patient management in the clinic, performing advance wound care procedures and coordinating care for the patients between the primary care, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, podiatric surgery, plastic surgery and the palliative care teams. The APC will serve patients in the North region Monday-Friday 8a-5p. No call or weekends.

Requirements

National Wound care certification (WOCNB, ABWM, WCEI)
Experience obtaining history and physical, formulating treatment plan, and educating patients and their families
The ability to facilitate and incorporate the full breadth of the advance practice training into the practice – from basic primary-care assessments to advanced wound care evaluation and treatment
Ability to provide recommendations for prescription of required medications, ointments, and dressings, as well as DME to facilitate wound healing
Knowledge of evidence-based proven effective wound care supplements and topical treatments
Knowledge of advanced wound care biologic treatments and skin substitutes
Skills related to wound debridement including sharp, mechanical, and hydro-debridement.
Experience with negative pressure wound therapy
BCLS

Nice To Haves

A passion for caring for wounds
Experience with managing complex and chronic wounds

Responsibilities

Performs specific duties delineated by their supervising physician
Performs clinic encounters independent of the supervising physician
Coordinates comprehensive care for patients between supporting medical and diagnostic services
Performs wound checks wound dressing changes
Performs minor surgical procedures without in-room supervision including wound debridement, wound repair, injectable therapy, hydro-debridement, and application of skin substitutes
Participates in communication with the nurses and medical assistants in coordinating patient care, scheduling, and follow-up protocols
Provide guidance and oversight of nurse personnel, and medical assistants within the clinic performing wound care
Maintains appropriate CME hours and participate in a yearly wound care CME activity