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JOIN MUNSON HEALTHCARE’S WOUND CARE TEAM!
Monday-Friday | No Call
GENERAL SUMMARY
Munson Healthcare’s Advanced Wound Center is seeking an excellent Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join their team. Based in desirable Traverse City, Michigan, our Wound center includes one highly skilled physician delivering care together with one experienced Advanced Practice Provider.
Join a not-for-profit healthcare system and find the right balance between a rewarding career and living in a region that offers a rich blend of adventure, relaxation, and breathtaking natural attractions.
BENEFITS
Munson Healthcare offers a comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health and life-work balance goals.
- Competitive compensation and full benefits
- Exceptional health, dental, vision and prescription drug insurance plans
- 401(k) matching
- Continuing education credits
- Malpractice insurance
- Paid time off
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Supports the Mission, Vision, and Values of Munson Healthcare.
- Embraces and supports the Performance Improvement philosophy of Munson Healthcare.
- Promotes personal and patient safety.
- Has basic understanding of Relationship-Based Care (RBC) principles, meets expectations outlined in Commitment To My Co-workers, and supports RBC unit action plans.
- Uses effective customer service/interpersonal skills at all times.
- Manage acute and/or chronic wounds using best practices, i.e., evidence-based practice
- Obtain relevant health and medical histories from patients and/or caregivers
- Perform physical exams appropriate for history
- Identify medical and health risks and needs
- Order appropriate diagnostic tests
- Formulate the patient plan of care based on history, physical exam, clinical findings and any diagnostic findings
- Communicate plan of care to patient, their care giver, or family
- Perform procedures within the scope of practice (e.g., Debridement of wounds by sharp, enzymatic, autolytic or surgical methods; biopsy, etc.)
- Application and management of topical Wound Care and associated wound management product
- Identify non-pharmacologic interventions and prescribe non-pharmacologic therapies; identify pharmacologic interventions and prescribe pharmacologic therapies
- Provide relevant patient education
- Provide direction and recommendation of associated services to improve wound healing outcomes.
- Make appropriate referrals to physicians and other health professionals and community agencies as appropriate
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives
- Coordinate the patient plan of care with the physician and other disciplines to address patient needs, evaluate the effectiveness of care, and assess changes to the patient medical condition to ensure healing outcome goals.
- Serve as an educational resource for ancillary staff
- Complete and maintain electronic records in a timely fashion and in compliance with MMC standards
- Assists in policy and procedure development for the Advanced Wound Center operations and clinical interventions.
- Maintains visibility within the community as a Wound Care provider. Serves as a role model to clinic staff, faculty, and the community at large.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
- Graduate of MSN or DNP CCNE accredited FNP or Adult Health Nurse Practitioner program OR graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program.
- Unrestricted license as a Nurse Practitioner OR Physician Assistant in the State of Michigan
- Board Certified Nurse Practitioner OR Physician Assistant
- Candidate must apply for and be granted applicable clinical privileges through MMC’s credentialing processes before rendering services
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certified
- Minimum 1 year of Wound Care and debridement experience
- Certification in Wound Care (WCC, AWCC, CWS, CWCN) is a plus
- Hyperbaric (nurse or technologist) certification is a plus
ABOUT THE MUNSON PHYSICIAN NETWORK
Physicians & Advance Practice Providers Employed by or under a Professional Services Agreement with an MHC entity.
NOTE: Does not include independent members of the medical staff
- 550+ Physicians and Advance Practice Providers
- >65 Practice Sites
- Primary and Specialty Care
- Inpatient and Ambulatory Care
- $120M Net Revenue Annually
- Area of Continued Strategic Growth for MHC
ABOUT MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER
Munson Medical Center – the regional referral center for all of northern Michigan – has earned a national reputation for top quality care. The 442-bed hospital offers the only verified Level II Trauma Center and Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Michigan’s northern lower peninsula, nationally recognized cardiac care provided at the Webber Heart Center, advanced oncology services in the leading-edge Cowell Family Cancer Center, a Primary Stroke Center, heart and cancer research programs, a robust teaching hospital for residents, interns, medical students, and nursing students, and a stellar orthopedics program. Munson Medical Center has served Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Antrim counties since 1915, with a long history and heritage of keeping patients at the center of all they do.
COMMUNITY
As a non-profit healthcare system, Munson Healthcare provides more than $60 million annually in:
- Community Education
- Free, discounted, and unreimbursed healthcare services
- Healthcare programs
WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Munson Healthcare grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.
