Wound Care Physician Assistant / Associate Job with Concord Hospital in Concord, NH

Summary

The Wound Healing Center Advanced Practice Registered Nurse/Physician Assistant provides specialty care and chronic and acute care health care services to patients throughout their lifespan. Patient care is provided in collaboration with a Wound Healing Center physician.

• Full Time
• Outpatient Only
• No Call Responsibilities
• Average Ten Patients Per Day
• Monday-Thursday (Eight Hour Patient Care/Two Hour Administrative)

Education

Five to six years of formal training or education beyond the high school level (e.g., a Master's Degree or five-year program).

Certification, Registration, and Licensure

Wound Certification within three years of the hire date is required. 

Licensure required: NH license as APRN or PA and current DEA license.

Experience

Based on the practice setting background, prior wound care specialty and site-specific experience may be required. However, new graduates may be considered with prior wound care experience.

Responsibilities

• Obtains patient health history and performs physical examination.
• Diagnoses acute and chronic medical problems within the scope of practice.
• Provides specialty care, acute and chronic management and patient education according to practice
• standards.
• Develop expertise and practice standards specific to specialty programs.
• Prescribes and manages medications and treatments within the practice standards.
• Meets productivity standard of the practice/department.
• Documents care provided in the medical record according to practice/department standards.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests.
• Performs in-patient care and consults within the scope of practice.