Hill Wound Care (HWC) is looking for a full-time Physician to take over the Medical Director position at the Mercy Hyperbaric and Wound Care Center located at the Mercy Hospital - Northwest Arkansas in Rogers, AR. This is an excellent opportunity to join an experienced wound care and hyperbaric medicine team which includes 3 mid-level providers. You will be joining a comprehensive limb salvage team and will work together with infectious disease, vascular surgery, cardiology, orthopedics, and general surgery to provide an advanced team-based approach. You will see a high number of patients in an outpatient setting. You will receive training and continued support from one of the best wound care physicians in the industry.
HWC has staffed and supported our providers at this location and 5 others throughout Texas and Arkansas since 2009 while establishing a solid reputation as the premier wound centers in these areas.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary plus generous production bonus model
- Medical benefits
- Annual 4 weeks total PTO
- 5 days CME and CME expense allowance
- Great schedule: No Nights, No Weekends, No Call
Physician Duties and Responsibilities
- Evaluate and treat new patients and follow-up patients for Wound Care services.
- Order testing and lab that is needed to evaluate the patient wound and underlying conditions
- Interpret all test results ordered
- Diagnosis of patient health condition related to the wound and any underlying diagnosis affecting the wound healing process using ICD-10
- Create a Plan of Care for the patients and coordinate with the patients’ health care team
- Communicate with the patients' PCPs and specialists as needed
- Communicate with patients and family members with regard to the patients throughout their treatment plans
- Provide referrals to other healthcare providers as needed
- Supervise Hyperbaric Oxygen treatments
- Perform advanced modalities and procedures as patient care requires. (debridement, grafts, etc.)
- Document services in a timely and accurate manner
- Provide quality care while complying with policies and procedures within your scope of practice
Requirements beyond applicable state licenses:
- Active Arkansas state license preferred
- HBO certification. HMS will pay for course fees and travel expenses, if required, to attend the wound care and HBO certification course in San Antonio, Texas. HBO certification is required to allow supervision of HBO medicine dives
- Experience in wound care a plus
- Strong interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong sense of compassion and personal ethics
- Strong time management skills
- Problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Ability to remain focused and accurate under pressure
- Ability to work efficiently and independently