Advanced Practice Provider - Wound Care

Job Title: Advanced Practice Provider - Wound Care

We are searching for a talented, experienced Advanced Practice Practitioner for our Wound Care department. The ideal candidate will be driven, detail-oriented, and dedicated to providing exceptional patient care alongside other members of the interdisciplinary patient care team.

About Speare Memorial Hospital

Speare Memorial Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital serving dozens of communities in the Lakes Region. We are passionately committed to providing exceptional, local care to our friends, families, neighbors, and communities at large.

Mission

To work together to serve the needs of our patients and community.

Vision

A community where all can achieve optimal health.

Values

Kindness, Collaboration, Patient & Family-Centered, Safety, Excellence, Efficiency, and Professionalism.

What You’ll Do:

• Analyzes patient’s medical history and health status, examines and evaluates physical conditions with a focus on chronic wounds, orders and evaluates results from imaging and laboratory testing to verify appropriate treatment meets current standards of practice.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of care and assesses changes to the patient’s medical condition to ensure healing outcome goals.
• Complies with Healogics standards in providing advanced wound therapy
• Performs minor procedures (Debridement, wound dressings, skin substitutions) to promote wound healing as granted in clinical privileges by the Board of Directors.
• Coordinates and communicates the patient plan of care with PCPs, surgeons, and the facility’s clinical disciplines to address patient care needs.
• Provides consultation to other physicians and surgeons as needed.
• Serves as a patient advocate, initiating action to provide continuity of care outside the facility setting.
• Refers to general surgery or podiatry for complex wounds needing operative care.
• Recognizes and evaluates patients who require the immediate attention of a physician and when necessary, initiates, without supervision, emergency medical treatments.
• Educates and counsels patients in matters pertaining to their physical/wound health.
• Maintains and signs medical records pertaining to treatments and examinations administered and completes documentation and charges daily.
• Ensures confidentiality of patient information.
• Participates in continuing medical education, specifically related to chronic wound care and shares such knowledge with organization staff. Participates in regional and national conference(s) related to wound care improvement or new wound care information.
• Actively participates in the hospital’s quality and patient experience program; working with the team in the practice to continually improve the patient experience and supports quality improvement activities in the practice.
• Provides formal presentations to various audiences (i.e., medical staff meetings, local medical and community organizations, service clubs, etc.) to enhance the visibility of the Speare Wound Center and support local medical and community education and awareness.
• Complies with hospital and departmental policies, procedures, regulations and standards as related to the job.
• Demonstrates hospital’s stated mission and values of kindness, collaboration, patient and family-centered care, safety, excellence, efficiency and professionalism with co-workers, patients, families and visitors.
• Actively and appropriately participates in problem-solving identification and resolution, both intra- and inter-departmentally.

What We’re Looking For

Required:

• Master of Science degree or Master of Nursing degree from an accredited institution
• Experience as a licensed independent practitioner
• New Hampshire Board of Nursing licensure to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or New Hampshire Board of Medicine licensure to practice as a Physician Associate.
• BLS
• DEA license

Preferred:

• Certification in chronic wound management
• Experience in chronic wound management or dermatology
• Procedural experience prior 2 years
• Strong leader and Collaborator

Why Join Speare Memorial Hospital?

• Community Connection: Be part of an organization deeply invested in local health and wellness.
• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside dedicated professionals who genuinely care about their work and each other.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuing education and career development.
• Comprehensive Benefits:

+ Competitive salary

+ Health, dental and vision insurance

+ Health savings accounts with employer contributions

+ 403(b) retirement plans with generous employer contributions

+ Lifestyle Savings Account reimbursement program

+ Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Repayment programs

+ Employee recognition and appreciation programs

+ Generous Earned Time accrual

+ Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

+ Life insurance

Our Commitment

Speare Memorial Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that a diverse workforce strengthens our ability to serve our equally diverse community.

Join us in our mission to provide compassionate, high-quality healthcare to our community.