RN, Wound Care Nurse Practitioner (Exempt)

About the role

The Wound Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides specialized advanced practice nursing care to inpatient and outpatient populations presenting with acute, chronic, complex, or slow-healing wounds. Operating within North Texas Medical Center (NTMC). The Nurse Practitioner evaluates, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients referred for specialized wound management. The role collaborates closely with primary care providers, hospitalists, surgical services, case managers, dieticians, and physical therapy to deliver continuous, evidence-based, multidisciplinary care.

Department: Wound Care/Surgical Services. Supervisor: CCO / Surgical Services Director. FLSA Status: Exempt.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Assessment & Diagnosis: Conduct comprehensive physical assessments, medical history reviews, and wound evaluations (including vascular status, tissue viability, infection, and pain assessments) for inpatient and outpatient populations across age spectrums.
• Wound Care Management & Procedures: Perform advanced non-surgical and bedside wound procedures in accordance with clinical privileges, including conservative sharp debridement (subcutaneous tissue, muscle, fascia), high-pressure water jet debridement, topical/infiltration local anesthesia, wound biopsies, chemical cauterization of granulation tissue, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), unna boot application, and multilayer compression therapy.
• Treatment Planning & Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Formulate, implement, and monitor individualized care plans; collaborate with attending physicians, hospitalists, dieticians, physical therapists, case management,