Job Details
As industry-leading wound care providers, Healing Partners propel standard Skilled Nursing Facility wound care to a completely different level. Our multifaceted approach relieves various burdens clinical, operational, financial, and practical from busy owners, administrators, and employees, freeing each staff member to focus optimally on his or her responsibilities and improve overall facility management.
Wound Care Nurse Practitioner Job Responsibilities:
- Plan, direct and evaluate resident and employee health care in long-term care
- Daily Travel to various facilities. Regions can vary based on scheduling needs.
- Examine and treat chronic and acute episodic wound-related illnesses and accidents, minor injuries, and accidents.
- Interpretation of diagnostic tests and recommendation of appropriate follow-up.
- Refer to and update physicians, write prescriptions, and perform bedside procedures associated with wound care.
- Work with the medical director in the care and treatment of residents and staff.
- Debridement of wounds by sharp, enzymatic, autolytic, or surgical methods is able to be safely completed in the place of patient visit and all associated procedures to complete the debridement.
- Application and management of topical wound care and associated wound management products.
- Direction and recommendation of associated services to improve wound healing outcomes.
- Educate patients and Primary Care Physicians on current wound management practices.