Wound Care Physician - MD/DO - Full Time

Korzen Health seeks a full-time Wound Care Physician (MD/DO) for our Wound Care Clinic program in the Alexander City, AL market area, in collaboration with Healogics and Russell Medical.

For over 25 years, Healogics has been treating patients with chronic wounds from over 600 hospital-based wound care centers across the country. Currently, Healogics treats over 300,000 wound care patients annually and has healed nearly 4 million wounds. Healogics is the worlds leading expert in wound healing.

This position is based in our outpatient wound care clinic and is exclusively dedicated to procedural wound care. Our center operating hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, with no nights, on-call duties, or weekend work. All patients are seen by appointment only; walk-ins are not accepted. The clinic is integrated with FirsthHealth Hoke C Hospital and FH Richmond Hospital, and the physician will be employed by Healogics.

This is a procedure-oriented environment primarily serving geriatric patients. The successful candidate must be Board Certified/Board Eligible in their core specialty and possess a strong procedural background. Recent experience with procedures such as suturing, incision and drainage (I&D), or other types of procedures is required, and procedural case logs will be requested as part of the credentialing process. Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy training are available. A full clinical team will be in place from the start date.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a physician leader responsible for the clinical, operational, and financial results of their Wound Care Center.
• Serve as liaison with affiliated medical institutions for services required such as hospitalization and emergency medical services.
• Participate in regional and national conference(s) related to wound care improvement or new wound care information.
• Ensure appropriate HBO chamber quality and safety, including appropriate documentation of approved indications, physician supervision requirements, and presence of appropriately trained safety director appointed for the Hyperbaric Unit.
• Provide continuing wound care education to the staff and community, including new advances in wound healing and new product reviews.
• Provide regular formal presentations to various audiences (i.e., medical staff meetings, hospital department meetings, grand rounds presentations, local medical and community organizations, service clubs, etc.) to enhance visibility of the WCC and support local medical and community education and awareness.
• Actively schedule and participate in one-on-one discussions about the wound care program with primary care and surgical specialties.
• Act as spokesperson for wound care program services when local media opportunities arise.
• Build appropriate relationships with interdisciplinary specialties to ensure appropriate and timely consultative patient care needs.
• Engage in self-development through corporate training and coaching, and through participation with professional associations.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• MD or DO
• Board Certified preferred, may consider Board Eligible based on center requirements.
• DEA license obtained prior to start
• ACLS/BLS

Compensation and Benefits

• The compensation model consists of a base salary with a bonus plan, and a Medical Director Stipend.
• Full healthcare benefits, 401K and retirement plan
• 31 PTO, Sick and CME days total