ATC West Healthcare Services is seeking a Locum Wound Care physician to provide outpatient clinic coverage during a gap between permanent hires. The provider will manage a wide range of acute and chronic wounds, perform advanced wound-care procedures, and oversee hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) as needed. This role involves comprehensive patient management, education, and preventive care in a non-trauma designated setting.

• Coverage Dates: 12/22/2025 3/31/2026
  

• Setting: Outpatient wound care clinic

• Average Patient Volume: patients/day

• EMR: Epic

• Credentialing: Temporary privileging potential
  

• Provide comprehensive wound evaluation, treatment, and ongoing management.

• Treat and prevent skin breakdown and skin reactions.

• Manage vascular, pressure, and diabetic ulcers; provide ulcer prevention education.

• Assess and treat draining wounds, fistulae, and non-healing surgical wounds.

• Initiate preventive measures to reduce incidence of pressure and vascular ulcers.

• Apply and supervise topical therapies and wound dressings; instruct patients and caregivers on proper wound care techniques.

• Oversee and supervise hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT).

• Manage a variety of wounds, including:

  • Acute wounds (inflammatory, proliferative, remodeling phases)

  • Surgical and traumatic wounds

  • Arterial, venous insufficiency, pressure, and diabetic ulcers

  • Chronic venous insufficiency, pilonidal cysts, gangrene, radiation injury, burns

Treatments Utilized:
Bioengineered skin applications, debridement, HBOT, incision & drainage, negative-pressure wound therapy, post-surgical incision management, skin grafting, Unna boot application, total contact casting.

• Active Ohio medical license REQUIRED

• BLS certification REQUIRED

• ACLS Preferred (especially for HBO supervision)

• Clinical experience in advanced wound care management

• Proficiency with Epic EMR

• Ability to manage a high-volume outpatient wound clinic independently