General, Wound Care Physician or General Surgeon - MD/DO

Job Description

Healogics seeks a full-time Wound Care Physician (MD/DO) to lead the Wound Care Clinic program in the Council Bluffs, IA market area, in collaboration with CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs. 

For over 25 years, Healogics has been treating patients with chronic wounds from over 600 hospital-based wound care centers across the country. Currently, Healogics treats over 300,000 wound care patients annually and has healed nearly 4 million wounds. Healogics is the worlds leading expert in wound healing.

This position is based in our outpatient wound care clinic and is exclusively dedicated to procedural wound care. Our standard work hours are daytime hours averaging around 40 hours per week. There are no night shifts, on-call responsibilities, holiday hours, or weekend hours. All patients are seen by appointment only; walk-ins are not accepted. The clinic is integrated with CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs, and the physician will be employed by Healogics.

This is a procedure-oriented environment primarily serving geriatric patients. The successful candidate must be Board Certified/Board Eligible in their core specialty and possess a strong procedural background.  Recent experience with procedures such as suturing, incision and drainage (I&D), or other types of procedures  is required, and procedural case logs will be requested as part of the credentialing process. Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy training are available. A full clinical team will be in place from the start date.

Scope of Practice Highlights

• Full Team support includes Case Manager, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Nurses, Office Manager, and Front/Back End Support.
• We offer advanced wound-care treatments to promote healing, including: Cellulitis therapy, compression therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, infection management and prevention, wound cleaning, and wound dressing.
• Standard work hours are daytime hours averaging around 40 hours per week. There are no night shifts, on-call responsibilities, holiday hours, or weekend hours.

• There is opportunity for growth into leadership positions.

Education and Experience Requirements

• MD or DO degree

• Must be Board-Certified

• Clear and Active State Medical License and a DEA License

Compensation and Benefits

• The compensation model consists of a base salary with a bonus plan, and a Medical Director Stipend.

• Full healthcare benefits, 401K and retirement plan

• 31.5 PTO days

Please Apply to learn more.... training in wound care is available!