Nurse Practitioner - Podiatry

• Pay: competitive salary (WhidbeyHealth does not post a base range for this role); up to $20,000 sign-on incentive
• Schedule: Full-time, 1.0 FTE, 10-hour day shifts, 4 days per week
• Location: WhidbeyHealth Podiatry, Coupeville, Whidbey Island, WA
• Organization: WhidbeyHealth, the island’s public hospital district and clinic network

Job Summary

Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients with foot and ankle disorders in collaboration with WhidbeyHealth podiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, and primary care providers, consistent with WA state scope-of-practice regulations. Provide medical support of the podiatry services, managing routine visits so surgeons can focus more on operative care.

Principal Functions

Core Clinical Responsibilities:

• History and physical exam: focused on the lower extremity, including neurovascular assessment, dermatologic exam, biomechanical/gait evaluation, and diabetic foot risk stratification.
• Diagnosis and management of common conditions: diabetic foot ulcers, peripheral neuropathy, onychomycosis and ingrown toenails, tinea, plantar fasciitis, tendinopathies, bunions/hammertoes, gout and inflammatory arthritis, sprains/fractures, and lower-extremity cellulitis.
• Wound care: debridement, offloading, dressing selection, negative-pressure wound therapy oversight, and management of infection.
• Chronic disease co-management: especially glycemic control and vascular risk factors in diabetic patients, and coordination with endocrinology, vascular surgery, and infectious disease.
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostics: radiographs, labs, arterial studies/ABIs, and cultures.
• Procedures: nail avulsions, matrixectomy, injections (corticosteroid/local anesthetic), I&D of abscesses, casting/splinting, and application of offloading devices.
• Prescribing medications: including antibiotics, analgesics, antifungals, and DME (orthotics, diabetic footwear, walking boots).
• Perioperative care: preoperative clearance/optimization, postoperative wound checks, suture/staple removal, and complication surveillance.
• Patient education: diabetic foot self-care, offloading adherence, and preventive footwear.

Administrative & Professional Duties:

• Accurate documentation, coding, and care coordination.
• Participation in quality improvement, limb-preservation/amputation-prevention programs, and interdisciplinary rounds.

Job Knowledge & Qualifications

Education

• Completion of an accredited Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) program.

Training and Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in wound care, diabetes, primary care, or orthopedics/podiatry is preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Active WA State RN & ARNP License or Active Multistate License (MSL)
• MSL Requirements:
• Approved 6-Hour Suicide Prevention Training Course Completion
• Screenshot of submitted demographic data using the Washington State Multistate Nurse Demographic Data Survey.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification required.
• Active unrestricted DEA license required.
• ARNP Board certification required.
• Wound Care Certification preferred.

Health & Well-Being You Can Count On

We offer a thoughtful, comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family at every stage of life:

• Medical Coverage – HDHP w/HSA / PPO
• Prescription Drug Coverage
• Dental Options – PPO / Managed-Care Plan
• Vision Benefits – VSP
• Life & AD&D Insurance – Employer paid coverage
• Long-Term Disability Coverage – Employer paid income Protection
• Health Savings Account (HSA) – If enrolled in HDHP
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA) – Dependent & Healthcare
• Employee & Provider Assistance Programs – Free, confidential support
• Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance – Additional employee paid buy up option
• Voluntary Long-Term Disability Coverage – Additional employee paid buy up option

WhidbeyHealth Employees who work a 0.6 FTE or higher are categorized as, “benefit eligible”.