Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston’s premier multispecialty group practice, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston’s renowned Texas Medical Center. More than 500 physicians and allied health professionals practice at 30 locations in the Greater Houston area. Kelsey-Seybold offers quality medical care in 55 medical specialties. The organization operates the largest freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center in the state of Texas and offers state-of-the-art Varian TrueBeam and Varian Edge radiation therapy technology at a nationally accredited Cancer Center. An accredited Sleep Center, comprehensive laboratory services, advanced imaging and diagnostics, 16 on-site Kelsey Pharmacy locations, and MyKelseyOnline, a secure web portal, are part of its comprehensive offerings. Kelsey-Seybold partners with major insurers to offer value-based commercial health plans. KelseyCare Advantage, a Medicare Advantage plan offered to Houston-area beneficiaries and affiliated with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, has achieved the coveted 5-out-of-5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for three consecutive years and is the only 5-out-of-5-star rated plan in Texas.
Kelsey-Seybold has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as the nation’s first accredited Accountable Care Organization and a Level 3 (highest) Patient-Centered Medical Home. Kelsey-Seybold has many physicians in the Greater Houston area certified for excellence in diabetes and heart and stroke care by the NCQA. In addition to these recognitions, Kelsey-Seybold is home to a nationally accredited Breast Diagnostic Center, and Endoscopy Center.
The wound clinic advanced practice clinician (NP/PA) will coordinate and manage comprehensive wound care protocols for the Kelsey-Seybold patient population. The APC will work in the outpatient setting and manage the care of patients with wounds related to burn injury, prolonged pressure, venous stasis, systemic disease (diabetes, autoimmune) and chronic comorbidities. Clinical responsibilities will include patient management in the clinic, performing advanced wound care procedures and coordinating care for the patients between the primary care, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, podiatric surgery, plastic surgery and the palliative care teams. The APC will serve patients in the North region Monday-Friday 8a-5p. No call or weekends.
Responsibilities:
• Performs specific duties delineated by their supervising physician
• Performs clinic encounters independent of the supervising physician
• Coordinates comprehensive care for patients between supporting medical and diagnostic services.
• Performs wound checks wound dressing changes
• Performs minor surgical procedures without in-room supervision including wound debridement, wound repair, injectable therapy, hydro-debridement, and application of skin substitutes
• Participates in communication with the nurses and medical assistants in coordinating patient care, scheduling, and follow-up protocols.
• Provide guidance and oversight of nurse personnel, and medical assistants within the clinic performing wound care
• Maintains appropriate CME hours and participates in a yearly wound care CME activity
Qualifications:
• A passion for caring for wounds
• Experience with managing complex and chronic wounds
• National Wound care certification (WOCNB, ABWM, WCEI)
• Experience obtaining history and physical, formulating a treatment plan, and educating patients and their families
• The ability to facilitate and incorporate the full breadth of the advanced practice training into the practice – from basic primary-care assessments to advanced wound care evaluation and treatment
• Ability to provide recommendations for the prescription of required medications, ointments, and dressings, as well as DME to facilitate wound healing
• Knowledge of evidence-based proven effective wound care supplements and topical treatments
• Knowledge of advanced wound care biologic treatments and skin substitutes
• Skills related to wound debridement including sharp, mechanical, and hydro-debridement.
• Experience with negative pressure wound therapy
• Understands reimbursement criteria and wound care coding
• Must be current in BCLS and ACLS and be comfortable with the management of cardiac and respiratory emergencies.
Practicing Medicine at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Our physicians practice medicine in a collaborative manner amongst many medical specialties and subspecialties embracing technology and teamwork to provide patient-centered care. Our compensation package is productivity-based and includes salary, paid time off, CME, and matching 401K. Affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Heart Institute.
Benefits and Compensation:
Our compensation is productivity-based and includes salary. A comprehensive benefits package is designed to provide a full range of coverage in health and benefits, retirement, continuing medical education, paid time off, medical professional liability, and much more.
- Multispecialty group practice setting
- Low cost of living
- Regular weekday hours
- Full nursing and clerical support
- Paid malpractice and tail coverage
- Electronic Medical Records (EPIC)
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Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status. Kelsey-Seybold is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans.
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