Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Wound Care for OB/GYN

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide specialized wound care for obstetric and gynecologic patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment while collaborating with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Clinical Setting

You will work under an established delineation of clinical privileges, practicing collaboratively with physicians and other healthcare team members. The position requires managing wound care for OB/GYN patients across both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Responsibilities

Nurse Practitioner:

• Utilize advanced practice knowledge and skills to systematically collect and evaluate health assessment data and manage a caseload of patients
• Obtain comprehensive health, developmental, and family histories on patients as documented in the medical record
• Consistently demonstrate effective communication skills and work to eliminate communication barriers
• Serve as an educational resource for patients, families, the community, and other healthcare professionals
• Apply new knowledge relevant to clinical practice
• Demonstrate current professional, managerial, and technical knowledge and skills
• Demonstrate NP role behaviors consistent with advanced nursing practice development
• Participate in departmental Quality Improvement programs annually
• Identify and document patient and family learning needs, readiness to learn, and level of understanding, incorporating family culture and belief systems
• Collaborate effectively with other healthcare disciplines to provide comprehensive care

Physician Assistant:

• Provide medical services within the education, training, and scope of practice delegated by the supervising physician
• Obtain comprehensive health, developmental, and family histories on patients and document appropriately in the medical record
• Differentiate between normal and abnormal findings and document appropriately
• Prescribe or administer medications as delegated by the supervising physician and document in medical records
• Administer appropriate vaccines as observed by physicians and documented in medical records
• Order diagnostic tests consistent with differential diagnoses derived from gathered data
• Foster collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to improve healthcare
• Establish relationships with patients and families characterized by mutual respect, empathy, and collaboration

Required Qualifications

Nurse Practitioner:

• Master's degree in nursing
• RN license from the Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact
• FNP, NNP, PNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CPNP-AC, or AG-ACNP certification from the Texas Board of Nursing
• Wound care certification

Physician Assistant:

• Bachelor's degree
• PA-Cert Physician Assistant certification from the Texas Medical Board
• Wound care certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Wound care experience (for both NP and PA positions)

Additional Requirements

All successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.