Full Time Wound Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Needed, Topeka, Kansas

The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus-Wound Care Clinic in Topeka, Kansas, is seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.

A full-time Wound Care Mid-level (PA/NP) to lead the Wound Care Clinic program in the Topeka, KS market area, in collaboration with Healogics and The University of Kansas Health Services.

For over 30 years, Healogics has been treating patients with chronic wounds from over 600 hospital-based wound care centers across the country. Currently, Healogics treats over 300,000 wound care patients annually and has healed nearly 4 million wounds. Healogics is the world's leading expert in wound healing.

This position is based in our outpatient wound care clinic and is exclusively dedicated to procedural wound care. Our standard work hours are daytime hours averaging around 40 hours per week. There are no night shifts, on-call responsibilities, vacation hours, or weekend hours. All patients are seen by appointment only; walk-ins are not accepted. The clinic is integrated with IHeal and the physician will be employed by The University of Kansas.

This is a procedure-oriented environment primarily serving geriatric patients. The successful candidate must be Board Certified/Board Eligible and possess a strong procedural background. Recent experience with procedures such as suturing, incision and drainage (I&D), or other types of procedures is required, and procedural case logs will be requested as part of the credentialing process. Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy training are available. A full clinical team will be in place from the start date.

Scope of Practice Highlights

• Full Team support includes Case Manager, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Nurses, Office Manager, and Front/Back End Support.
• We offer advanced wound-care treatments to promote healing, including: Cellulitis therapy, compression therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, infection management and prevention, wound cleaning, and wound dressing.
• Standard work hours are daytime hours averaging around 40 hours per week. There are no night shifts, on-call responsibilities, vacation hours, or weekend hours.
• There is opportunity for growth into leadership positions.

Education and Experience Requirements

• NP or PA degree
• Must be Board-Certified
• Clear and Active State Medical License and a DEA License

Qualifications:

• The successful candidate must be Board Certified/Board Eligible in their core specialty and possess a strong procedural background