Vascular Nurse Practitioner

Description

As industry-leading wound care providers, Healing Partners propel standard Skilled Nursing Facility wound care to a completely different level. Our multifaceted approach relieves various burdens – clinical, operational, financial, and practical – from busy owners, administrators, and employees, freeing each staff member to focus optimally on his or her responsibilities and improve overall facility management.

BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH HEALING PARTNERS:

• Competitive salary
• Monday-Friday day schedule - no nights; no weekends; no on-call
• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, eligible on date of hire
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Dependent Care FSA
• 401k, Short Term/Long Term disability and life insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Wound Care Certification
• Malpractice insurance, 100% company paid.
• Discount Programs
• FIGS personalized lab coat provided

Vascular Nurse PractitionerJob Responsibilities:

The Vascular Nurse Practitioner (NP) is responsible for providing comprehensive mobile vascular care to patients residing in skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, assisted living facilities, wound care centers, and outpatient locations. This position focuses on the evaluation and management of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), venous disease, diabetic foot ulcers, and non-healing wounds.

The NP will work collaboratively with vascular specialists, wound care providers, primary care physicians, podiatrists, and nursing facility staff to identify patients requiring vascular intervention while helping prevent limb loss through early diagnosis and treatment.

• Conduct comprehensive vascular and wound assessments, including physical examinations, pulse evaluations, Doppler studies, and noninvasive vascular testing (ABI, TBI, Doppler waveform analysis, and PVRs as available).
• Evaluate and manage patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), venous disease, non-healing wounds, diabetic foot ulcers, ischemic ulcers, edema, rest pain, gangrene, and tissue loss.
• Assess wound characteristics, including measurements, drainage, infection, tissue viability, and healing progression, and identify patients requiring urgent vascular intervention.
• Interpret diagnostic findings, document clinical assessments, and communicate significant abnormalities and treatment recommendations to supervising physicians.
• Perform pre-procedural evaluations for vascular and endovascular interventions, including review of medical history, medications, anticoagulation management, laboratory studies, imaging, and procedural risk factors.
• Coordinate care across the continuum with referring providers, primary care physicians, specialists, wound care teams, post-acute facilities, and home health agencies to ensure seamless diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
• Serve as a primary patient liaison by providing education on vascular disease, treatment options, procedural recommendations, risks and benefits, and by facilitating communication with family members and healthcare proxies.
• Complete accurate and timely electronic health record (EHR) documentation, including histories and physicals, consultation notes, wound assessments, medical necessity documentation, procedural clearances, follow-up visits, and care coordination activities.
• Travel regularly to skilled nursing facilities, long-term care facilities, assisted living communities, rehabilitation centers, physician offices, and outpatient wound care centers.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including interventional cardiologists, vascular specialists, vascular surgeons, podiatrists, wound care providers, nurses, therapists, and facility leadership.
• Support limb preservation initiatives, vascular screening programs, quality improvement activities, and evidence-based practice while maintaining compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and payer requirements.

Vascular NP Qualifications and Requirements:

• Preferred clinical experience in Vascular Medicine, Cardiology, Wound Care, Interventional Radiology, Interventional Cardiology, Vascular Surgery, Critical Care, or Internal Medicine, with demonstrated expertise in the assessment and management of complex vascular patients.
• Preferred experience managing patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CLTI), Venous Disease, Diabetic Limb Preservation programs, and delivering care in mobile or community-based healthcare settings.
• Master's or Doctorate Degree in Nursing required.
• Current Nurse Practitioner license required.
• Current DEA registration required.
• Current BLS certification required.
• ACLS preferred.
• National Board Certification as Nurse Practitioner required.
• Valid driver's license with reliable transportation.
• Strong knowledge of vascular disease processes, including Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia (CLTI), venous insufficiency, diabetic wound management, and limb preservation/salvage principles.
• Thorough understanding of vascular assessment techniques, wound care practices, vascular terminology, pharmacology, anticoagulation management, and infection recognition.
• Knowledge of Medicare, CMS, and payer documentation standards, including medical necessity requirements, coding support, and electronic health record (EHR) documentation best practices.
• Ability to perform comprehensive patient evaluations, interpret clinical findings, and identify patients requiring urgent vascular intervention.
• Excellent clinical assessment, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound, independent clinical decisions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively educate patients, families, and caregivers regarding vascular conditions and treatment plans.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with physicians, advanced practice providers, wound care specialists, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Strong organizational, time-management, and care coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple patients, priorities, and clinical locations in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to maintain accurate, timely, and compliant documentation while ensuring continuity of care across all treatment settings.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice, quality improvement initiatives, patient advocacy, and exceptional patient-centered care 

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to travel independently and drive daily between multiple clinical locations, including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, rehabilitation centers, physician offices, and outpatient wound care centers.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, and move throughout clinical environments for extended periods while providing patient care.
• Ability to lift, carry, transport, and operate portable medical and vascular diagnostic equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to perform comprehensive lower-extremity vascular examinations, wound assessments, and other hands-on clinical evaluations requiring manual dexterity and visual acuity.
• Ability to work autonomously in a mobile clinical setting, effectively managing patient care across multiple locations while maintaining productivity and clinical quality standards.
• Ability to respond to changing schedules, travel demands, and patient care priorities in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Work Environment:

• May be exposed to adverse indoor and outdoor environmental conditions, bloodborne pathogens, physical hazards (e.g., needle pricks, etc.) and chemical hazards.
• Will travel to throughout assigned territory
• The position requires Covid vaccination.
• Occasional early morning or late afternoon physician meetings 

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $125,000.00 - $138,000.00 per year

Provider Bonus Plan: Eligible

Sign-On Bonus: N/A

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: On the road

Healing Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, or service in the military. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.