Advanced Practice Provider Mobile Wound Care (Physician Assistant)

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Competitive salary
• Health insurance

Job Description


Position Summary


The Advanced Practice Provider Mobile Wound Care is a Physician Assistant responsible for the evaluation, management, and longitudinal care of complex chronic wounds in patients homes. The role focuses primarily on lower-extremity venous stasis ulcers, arterial ulcers (commonly in diabetic patients), and pressure injuries in bed-bound or wheelchair-dependent individuals.

The PA functions as a field-based clinical extension of the supervising Interventional Radiologist, providing detailed wound assessments, determining wound etiology, and coordinating multidisciplinary care with home health agencies under physician-directed treatment plans.

Core Responsibilities


Clinical Evaluation & Wound Assessment

• Perform in-home evaluations of chronic and complex wounds
  
  
• Obtain targeted histories relevant to wound etiology, vascular disease, diabetes, immobility, and infection risk
  
  
• Conduct comprehensive wound assessments, including:
  
  
  • Size, depth, tissue characteristics, exudate, odor, and surrounding skin
    
    
  • Signs of infection or ischemia
    
    
• Determine primary wound etiology:
  
  
  • Venous stasis
    
    
  • Arterial / ischemic
    
    
  • Pressure-related
    
    
  • Mixed etiologies
    
    

Care Coordination & Clinical Communication

• Communicate findings and recommendations directly with the Interventional Radiologist, who directs overall care
  
  
• Collaborate closely with clinical staff to:
  
  
  • Implement physician-directed treatment plans
    
    
  • Relay and clarify orders to home health agencies
    
    
• Serve as the clinical liaison between the supervising physician and home health nursing teams
  
  

Treatment Planning & Follow-Up

• Assist in developing and adjusting wound care plans under physician guidance
  
  
• Monitor wound progression and response to therapy
  
  
• Identify patients who may require:
  
  
  • Vascular imaging or intervention
    
    
  • Escalation of care
    
    
  • Advanced wound therapies
    
    
• Participate in weekly or bi-weekly follow-up visits, depending on patient acuity
  
  

Documentation & Compliance

• Complete timely, accurate documentation of:
  
  
  • Wound evaluations
    
    
  • Clinical impressions
    
    
  • Communications with physician and staff
    
    
• Support documentation requirements for:
  
  
  • Home health coordination
    
    
  • Medical necessity
    
    
  • Ongoing treatment authorization
    
    

Work Environment

• Home-based patient visits
  
  
• Patients primarily seen weekly or every other week
  
  
• Home health agencies provide more frequent care per physician orders
  
  
• Structured, physician-led model with strong clinical support
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Licensed Physician Assistant
  
  
• Experience in wound care, vascular disease, geriatrics, or chronic disease management preferred
  
  
• Comfort with independent home visits within a physician-directed framework
  
  
• Strong communication and coordination skills
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with venous, arterial, diabetic, and pressure ulcers
  
  
• Ability to recognize when wounds may have vascular etiologies requiring intervention
  
  
• Experience working alongside home health agencies
  
  
• Organized, detail-oriented, and clinically observant