Plastic Surgeon

Skilled Wound Care • Alexandria, LA

9d • $200,000 - $500,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Skilled Wound Care is hiring Plastic Surgeons in Alexandria, Louisiana, to provide wound care and lead wound care initiatives in skilled nursing facilities across the area. The role applies surgeons’ expertise in tissue management and wound healing to evaluate and treat chronic, non-healing, complex wounds, including pressure injuries, and perform surgical debridement and bedside procedures. Physicians use advanced dressings and specialized wound protocols and collaborate in skilled nursing and post-acute settings, following patients through healing.

The position offers clinical autonomy, custom documentation software, and no practice overhead. It has a Monday–Friday schedule with no nights, weekends, or call, and is available part-time or full-time. Compensation is based on per-patient and per-procedure pay, with quarterly bonus programs. The posting lists full-time salary as $250,000–$500,000 per year; it also cites average annual earnings of $200,000–$250,000 and says top performers earn $300,000 or more through performance bonuses, with no earning cap as an independent contractor.

Comprehensive wound care training is provided, and previous wound care experience is not required. The employer welcomes Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, surgeons of other backgrounds, and Family Medicine and Internal Medicine physicians. Candidates must complete confidential pre-employment DiSC testing and relevant skills testing.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree from an accredited institution.
• Unrestricted/clear medical license in the state of practice, or eligibility to obtain one.
• DEA license, or eligibility to obtain one.
• Complete pre-employment confidential DiSC testing and appropriate relevant skills testing.
• No previous wound care experience is required; comprehensive wound care training is provided.

Nice To Haves

• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery background; the employer also welcomes surgeons of other backgrounds and Family Medicine and Internal Medicine physicians.

Responsibilities

• Perform surgical and sharp debridement and other bedside procedures.
• Evaluate and treat chronic, non-healing, and complex wounds, including pressure injuries.
• Use advanced dressings and specialized wound protocols.
• Collaborate in skilled nursing facilities and post-acute settings, following patients through healing.
• Lead wound care initiatives in skilled nursing facilities across the area.

Benefits

• No nights, weekends, or on-call duties.
• No practice overhead, including staff payroll, marketing budget, office lease, or billing responsibilities.
• Clinical autonomy.
• Custom software designed to reduce documentation time.
• Per-patient and per-procedure pay, quarterly bonus programs, and no earning cap as an independent contractor.
• Comprehensive wound care training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree