Advanced Practice Provider - Mobile Wound Care (Physician Assistant)

Job Description

Job Description

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