Job Description

Wound Care - Physician at Health Transformation Building - Ascension summary:

The Wound Care Physician at Ascension Seton provides specialized outpatient care for patients with chronic and complex wounds, including burns, at Dell Seton Medical Center in Austin, TX. The role involves performing medical procedures, patient assessments, and participating in teaching and mentoring medical residents, students, and APPs. Benefits include comprehensive health insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities in a collaborative, faith-based healthcare system.

Details

• Specialty: Wound Care
• Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm, no weekends or call
• EMR System: Cerner
• Facility: Dell Seton Medical Center UT
• Location: Austin, TX

This job location is not currently located in a Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) and/or Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P) Shortage Designation Type.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Ascension Seton is looking for an APRN or PA for our Outpatient Wound Care and Burn Clinic.

This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to provide medical services to patients at Dell Seton Medical Center UT located in Austin, TX. As a teaching hospital, our Outpatient Wound Care and Burn Clinic team is composed of physicians, APPs, residents from various programs, and medical students.

Position Highlights:

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner strongly preferred

Key Responsibilities:

• The wound care clinic serves patients in need of wound and burn care.
• Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas is a teaching hospital. Residents and medical students will occasionally rotate through the clinic.
• There is also the potential of APP students to rotate through based on approval from wound care leadership and academic administration
• This position involves the care of chronic and complex wounds including burn wounds.
• The APP maintains a schedule independent from clinic physicians.
• Responsibilities include: H&P, follow ups, sharp debridement, obtaining cultures, and participant in clinic process improvement.
• Bedside procedures are performed within the clinic.
• This position involves teaching and guiding residents as they rotate through the clinic.
• You will work collaboratively with the clinic medical director, clinic manager, and clinic staff.
• Further information regarding the day to day duties of the role will be discussed in the initial stages of the interview process.

Benefit Highlights:

• Health insurance

• Generous paid time off

• CME allowance and paid CME days

• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching

• Supportive team environment with ample opportunities for learning and professional growth

About Ascension Seton

• As a member of Ascension Seton, our physicians join a large community of providers who are called to deliver compassionate, personalized care for all persons, especially those who are struggling or affected by poverty.
• We share best practices and knowledge across our smart network as a member of the largest nonprofit provider of care in the country.
• Ascension Seton includes more than 100 clinical locations, including four teaching hospitals which serve as training sites for Dell Medical School at The University of Texas.
• Dell Children’s, part of Ascension Seton in Austin, TX is a world-class pediatric center with its own Level I trauma center and only Level IV NICU in Texas.

About Austin

• It is the state capital and home to a major university as well as an influential center for politics, technology, music, film and food scene.
• Austin is known as the Live Music Capital World because on any given night, one can find over one hundred venues showcasing a wide variety of live music performances.
• Also known as one of the healthiest/ physically fit cities in America, you will see joggers, cyclists, and walkers committed to cardiovascular health on a daily basis.
• The many parks and lakes offer a multitude of outdoor activities, including swimming, hiking, paddle boarding and fishing.

About Ascension Medical Group
When you join Ascension Medical Group (AMG), you are entering a community where physician and advanced practice provider engagement and experience is recognized as a key driver of delivering excellent patient care.


With 1,900 sites of care and 7,000 providers strong, AMG is one of the largest healthcare provider networks in the United States. Physicians and advanced practice providers benefit from a collaborative approach to care, significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages.

Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Licensed Physician Assistant credentialed from the Texas Medical Board obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Certified Physician Assistant credentialed from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education:

• Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program. Master's degree preferred.

Work Experience:

• 1 year of experience preferred.

Additional Preferences

#APP

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Seton, based in Austin, Texas, has provided thousands of associates and caregivers a rewarding career in healthcare since 1902. Ascension Seton operates more than 100 clinical locations in Central Texas and four teaching hospitals, including Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas and Dell Children's Medical Center. Join us and create a career path you will love.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

This Ministry does not participate in E-Verify and therefore cannot employ STEM OPT candidates.

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