What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner (NP) | Wound Care | PRN position at Healogics, Inc?
Healogics is hiring a PRN Nurse Practitioner, Wound Care to support our wound care center at Baystate Medical Center located in Springfield, MA. Healogics is proud to offer Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy training.
Schedule: PRN (as-needed) coverage
Location: Baystate Medical Center
Our Nurse Practitioners work with supervision from our wound care physicians to provide high quality wound care within a Healogics Wound Care Center. They drive clinical practice guidelines and ensure every patient is receiving the most effective treatment possible.
Healogics is the Global Wound Care leader, driven by Providers who impact the lives of an underserved, growing patient population of over 7 million individuals. We’re proud to set the standard in our field, boasting the largest wound database on the planet: the foundation for wound care research and development, worldwide. Our Wound Care Providers enjoy a collaborative community, supported by technology for innovative care solutions, as well as passionate Regional Medical Directors and visionary leadership, including our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. William Ennis — the founder of the first wound healing and tissue repair fellowship in the United States.
Nurse Practitioner, Wound Care Job 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
- Performs nursing care that is accurate, efficient, and consistent with the patient’s needs.
- Coordinates the patient plan of care with the physician and the facility’s clinical disciplines to address patient needs, evaluate the effectiveness of care, and assess changes to the patient medical condition to ensure healing outcome goals.
- Ensures that education is provided to the facility staff regarding the management of the patient’s wound(s).
- Maintains communication and a working relationship with the facility Administrator, DON, team of health care providers, and patient family members in regard to wound care services
- Demonstrates competency in the position of wound care including assessment, debridement, wound dressings, skin substitutes 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.
- MSN, Board certified
- Nurse Practitioner license
- DEA License
- 1 year of clinical experience as Nurse Practitioner
- Wound Care and Dermatology experience a plus
Our providers have a schedule that rarely, if ever, includes evening, on-call or weekend responsibilities. You will have no office management concerns, staffing issues or overhead stress, and full-time providers receive full benefits packages.
- Rewarding, meaningful work
- Industry-leading training and development
- Competitive compensation
- Generous benefits
- No evening or weekend hours
If you have an interest in the field of wound care, a career as a Nurse Practitioner with Healogics Specialty Physician may be a good fit for you. Please contact Kelsie at Kelsie.Templeton@healogics.com if you are interested!