What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wound Care Physician position at Gonzaba Medical Group?
General Summary
The Wound Care Physician provides outpatient evaluation and longitudinal management of patients with chronic, complex, and nonhealing wounds. The physician works with the Wound Care team, primary care, Urgent Care, Home Health, and other specialists to develop treatment plans and coordinate follow-up.
Supervisory Responsibilities
General Requirements:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
All duties performed will be done accurately and in a timely manner.
The Wound Care Physician provides outpatient evaluation and longitudinal management of patients with chronic, complex, and nonhealing wounds. The physician works with the Wound Care team, primary care, Urgent Care, Home Health, and other specialists to develop treatment plans and coordinate follow-up.
Supervisory Responsibilities
General Requirements:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
All duties performed will be done accurately and in a timely manner.
- Assumes responsibility for maintaining clinical competencies according to Gonzaba Medical Group policy.
- Ensures customer service is always maintained at the highest level.
- Exercise tact and courtesy when dealing with patients, visitors, providers, and co-workers.
- Must always adhere to customer service expectations including in-person and virtual (via telephone, or telehealth applications) communication.
- Participates in educational programs as needed.
- Ability to work collaboratively across specialties and communicate clear, timely plans to referring clinicians and care teams.
- Demonstrated clinical experience managing chronic wounds and performing outpatient wound-care procedures.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Evaluate and manage diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, pressure injuries, arterial or mixed-etiology wounds, postoperative wounds, and other complex wounds appropriate for outpatient care.
- Assess factors affecting healing, including perfusion, infection, edema, pressure, diabetes, and mobility. Order appropriate testing and refer promptly when a patient needs vascular, podiatric, infectious disease, surgical, or emergency evaluation.
- Perform wound-care procedures within the physician’s training and privileges, including debridement and compression therapy. Manage advanced dressings, offloading, and negative pressure wound therapy (wound VAC) when indicated.
- Coordinate care for appropriate patients referred by primary care, Urgent Care, or following hospital discharge, including patients with postoperative wounds or a wound VAC. Review referrals clinically and arrange follow-up according to patient needs and clinic capacity.
- Provide clear treatment orders for nursing and Home Health; document wound measurements, progress, procedures, and changes in the care plan.
- Educate patients and caregivers about wound care, prevention, and when to seek urgent evaluation.