NP/PA - Wound Care Advanced Practice Provider

Description

Weiser Memorial Hospital--rated as one of Idaho's best places to work--is hiring an experienced Wound Care Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant).  

The Wound Care Advanced Practice Provider works as a member of the medical team to provide wound care to patients at Weiser Memorial Hospital. This position is responsible for providing wound management, working collaboratively with the facility wound nurse/nursing team.  The Wound Care Advanced Practice Provider is responsible for creating and maintaining a plan that results in successful wound care outcomes This position will provide outpatient and inpatient services as well as phone consults and/or telehealth visits with nursing staff and other providers.  

Weiser Memorial Hospital, a PERSI employer, offers a competitive benefits package in addition to continuing education and professional development opportunities. Benefits include, but are not limited to: 

• Idaho State Retirement (PERSI)
• 401(k)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Discounted medical services
• Medical and dependent care savings plans
• Guaranteed life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Air St. Luke's Membership

Weiser Memorial Hospital participates in eVerify and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Weiser, ID, is located in Western Idaho, minutes away from I-84 and offers a lower cost of living than the national average, including nearby Boise. Weiser is well-known for its many rivers, access to outdoor recreational areas, and as the host of the annual National Old-time Fiddlers' Contest & Festival. 

Responsibilities

• Ability to market wound care services to designated facilities, build caseload, and form and maintain relationships with facility staff. 
• Develop and manage an individualized wound care treatment plan for optimal healing outcomes or chronic maintenance.  
• Collaborates closely with facility wound care nurse and nursing staff on wound management practices.  
• Knowledge of up-to-date topical wound care products and therapies, including ordering, application, and management of the products on wounds and ostomies, also including negative pressure wound therapy.  
• Provides hands on wound care to patients including debridement of wounds by enzymatic, sharp, or autolytic methods when appropriate.  
• Orders, reviews, interprets, and integrates diagnostic studies and laboratory findings for initiating or modifying the treatment plan. 
• Collaborate with the patient’s primary care provider when comorbidities are contributing to or affecting the healing of a wound to determine a comprehensive plan. 
• Update the primary care provider on the status and management plan of the wound as appropriate. 
• Prescribes medications and/or durable medical equipment to assist in healing of wounds. 
• Provides the required billing information for services provided by the Wound Care Advanced Practice Provider and maintains the documentation necessary for those services billed.  
• Reviews patient prior medical records and maintains their current medical record related to the wound diagnosis and contributing comorbidities.  
• Patient chart encounters will be closed according to the standard of care.  
• Assist with the identification of wound care quality measures and provide data and documentation for tracking of quality measures.  
• Work with the wound care nurse and facility leadership to determine opportunities for education of facility nurses with appropriate identification of wound types, prevention of wounds, and nursing care of wounds.  

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved Nurse Practitioner Program or Physician Assistant Program
• Certified by national boards of respective discipline 
• Licensed and in good standing with Idaho boards of respective discipline
• DEA License 
• BLS and CPR Healthcare certified  
• Wound Care certification preferred, or ability to become certified within 1 year of employment
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations 
• Ability to interpret clearly and establish/maintain effective working relationships with patients, medical staff, and facilities 
• Work well independently in addition to being skilled in interdisciplinary collaboration 
• Self-starter, motivated, and demonstrates positive attitude.