What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner - Wound Care - PRN position at Korzen Health?
Korzen Health seeks a PRN Wound Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) to lead the Wound Care Clinic program in the Tulsa, Oklahoma market area, in collaboration with Healogics and Ascension St. John Wound Center.
For over 25 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. PRN shifts will depend on current provider availability/PTO. In general, our center operating hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with no nights, on-call duties, or weekend work. All patients are seen by appointment only; walk-ins are not accepted. The clinic is integrated with Ascension St. John Wound Center, and the candidate will be employed by Healogics.
This is a procedure-oriented environment primarily serving geriatric patients. The successful candidate must possess at least 1 year of procedural background. Experience with minor procedures such as suturing, debridement, and/or incision and drainage (I&D) is required, and procedural case logs will be requested as part of the credentialing process. Other types of non-dermatological procedural experience may also be acceptable on a case-by-case basis.
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
Wound dressing
- Teams will average approximately 15 to 20 patient encounters per day, with a majority receiving wound care and less than 5% receiving Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
- PRN coverage depends on current provider availability but shifts will be between Monday and Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM.. There are no night shifts, on-call responsibilities, or weekend hours.
There is opportunity for growth into leadership positions
Experience Requirements
Clean and Active State license
Must be a Certified Nurse Practitioner
DEA License
Minimum of 1 year of NP experience is a must
Must have procedure experience - simple sutures, I&D's...
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