Wound Care position in: Artesia, NM

Wound Care Opening in NM Located in Artesia Full-Time & Permanent Seeking a BE/BC Wound Care doctor to join hospital. Details:

• Provide comprehensive wound management services for both inpatient and outpatient settings.
• This role is critical to improving patient outcomes and ensuring continuity of care within our rural nonprofit hospital.
• The ideal candidate is committed to high-quality patient care, community engagement, and collaborative practice in a resource-conscious environment.
• Hospital employed
• Full-time outpatient practice opportunity with occasional inpatient consultation
• Work Week 4.5 days per week with one half day of administrative time for charting, callbacks etc. Duties: Inpatient Care
• Evaluate, manage, and treat patients with acute and chronic wounds in the hospital setting, including those requiring advanced wound care and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—including nursing, surgery, infectious disease, vascular, and case management—to develop and implement individualized, evidence-based treatment plans.
• Perform and oversee bedside and procedural interventions such as wound debridement, advanced dressing applications, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), and coordination of inpatient HBO treatments when indicated.
• Monitor wound healing progress, patient response to HBO therapy, and overall clinical outcomes, adjusting care plans as needed to optimize healing and reduce complications. Outpatient Care
• Conduct outpatient wound care and hyperbaric medicine clinics for patients transitioning from inpatient care as well as community referrals.
• Assess patient eligibility for HBO therapy and manage treatment plans in accordance with clinical indications and safety protocols.
• Provide education to patients and caregivers on wound prevention, HBO therapy expectations, and home care strategies to support continued healing.
• Coordinate follow-up visits, referrals, and ongoing HBO treatment schedules to ensure continuity of care across inpatient and outpatient settings.