Wound Care Nurse Practitioner

Healogics•Middleburg Heights, OH

About The Position

The rewards at Healogics are immense, starting with the important work we do to change patients’ lives. We also understand that meaningful work is hard work, and we are committed to supporting and compensating our employees for the tremendous service they provide. This role involves evaluating and managing patients for wound care, ensuring delivered care meets current standards of practice, and adhering to Healogics clinical practice guidelines. The position requires competency in wound care, including assessment, debridement, and hyperbaric oxygen treatment, and participation in the Quality Improvement Program to optimize service and patient satisfaction. The Nurse Practitioner will serve as a patient advocate, initiating action to provide continuity of care outside the facility setting. Operations involve maintaining appropriate patient records, claims, and correspondence related to quality assurance, billing, and management reporting systems, ensuring documentation is complete and accurate. The role also includes performing designated administrative duties and maintaining patient confidentiality. A key responsibility is the supervision of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, which requires completing an approved training course, identifying and evaluating candidates for HBO therapy, determining and documenting medical necessity, providing patient education, writing orders for treatment, managing HBO patients, and monitoring their progress. The position also requires developing advanced knowledge of wound care and dermatology, maintaining corporate and patient confidentiality, demonstrating the ability to modify treatment approaches for age-specific variables, and participating in education, research, and leadership activities. Maintaining CEUs and all licenses, permits, registrations, and certifications is also required.

Requirements

Clean and Active State license
Must be a Certified Nurse Practitioner
DEA License
Minimum of 1 year of NP experience is a must
Must have procedural experience - simple sutures, I&D's...

Nice To Haves

Successfully complete an approved 40‑hour Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy training course

Responsibilities

Evaluates and manages patients for wound care and ensuring delivered care meets current standards of practice.
Adheres to Healogics clinical practice guidelines for wound care.
Demonstrates competency in the position of wound care including assessment, debridement and hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
Participates in the Quality Improvement Program to optimize quality service and maintain a high level of patient satisfaction.
Serves as a patient advocate, initiating action to provide continuity of care outside the facility setting.
Maintains and retains appropriate patient records, claims and correspondence as it relates to quality assurance procedures, billing & collections, and management reporting systems.
Ensures documentation is complete relative to the care provided.
Ensures signatures on Superbills and verifies appropriate diagnostic codes are marked.
Maintains patient confidentiality in accordance with applicable State and Federal regulations.
Performs designated administrative duties and maintains appropriate records and claims.
Successfully complete an approved 40‑hour Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy training course to ensure competency in HBO clinical practice.
Identify, assess, and evaluate patients who are appropriate candidates for HBO therapy.
Determine, document, and justify medical necessity for HBO treatment in alignment with clinical guidelines.
Provide patient‑centered education regarding HBO therapy, including indications, expectations, potential risks, and overall treatment plan.
Write orders for pre-treatment testing and HBO therapy.
Apply advanced clinical judgment to manage HBO patients in accordance with HBO Clinical Practice Guidelines and evidence‑based standards.
Monitor and document progress of patients receiving HBO therapy.
Complies with all Healogics Policies and Procedures, as well as with those of facility.
Develops advanced knowledge of wound care and dermatology.
Maintains corporate and patient confidentiality pertaining to financial arrangements and information, marketing efforts and techniques, policies and procedures, and operational strategies in accordance with State and Federal regulations.
Demonstrates the ability to modify treatment approach and evaluation of effectiveness relative to age-specific variables when appropriate.
Participates in education, research and leadership activities.
Participates in professional organizations related to wound care.
Maintains CEUs as required by State of license.
Maintains and keeps current all licenses, permits, registrations and certifications.
Performs designated administrative duties and other duties assigned as necessary.