Description

Description:

The Wound Care Nurse Practitioner provides quality, cost-effective management of a caseload of patients via telehealth and remote encounters for patients across multiple states who have complex wound care needs. Upon referral from Clara Care partner physicians, the wound care nurse practitioner provides comprehensive patient care (treating the whole patient). Leveraging Clara’s tech stack, they can assess, formulate, and execute plans of care, using image-based remote patient monitoring to regularly adjust care plans, triage, and coordinate care for accelerated healing.  You will  provide expert consultation, coordination of services and education for patients, families and the healthcare team to achieve optimal patient care.The major clinical focus of this position is providing wrap-around services and management of the treatment journey virtually. 

Essential Responsibilities:
-Wound Care:  collaborates with partner physicians, coordinates referrals, DME, and prescriptions to drive positive outcomes.

-Assesses, examines, counsels, and determines a plan of care for prevention and healing of wounds.

-Determines and orders appropriate topical products, compression therapy, sharp debridement, referrals to specialty providers, labs and x-rays and protocols based on established evidence-based guidelines and algorithms.

-Organizes and forms the plan of care for patients and rehabilitation through assessment, examination, teaching, counseling and recommending treatment and product use.

-Leverages image-based remote patient monitoring to continually inform treatment and care management. 

-Wound Education and Consultation: Consults with contracted home health agencies, primary care clinicians, wound care clinics, and partner physicians regarding appropriate clinical wound care and utilization for home care and outpatient services.

-Informs treatment protocols and patient engagement plans

-Quality Management/Utilization: Participates in quality management/improvement activities including occurrence reporting, focused studies, process and outcome measurement and continuous quality improvement projects.

-Consults with DME, Materials Management regarding optimum use of supplies and equipment.

-Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum four (4) years of NP experience

Minimum three (3) years of wound care experience.  

WOCN

Fluent in spanish and english

Licensed in Texas