Full Time Primary Nurse Practitioner - Campbellsville, KY

CareMed; Campbellsville (KY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Continuing education credits

Recertification Reimbursement

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Malpractice insurance Coverage ( Part 

Malpractice insurance Coverage ( Part

Part Time or Full Time position

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions in Kentucky is seeking a Primary and Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver wound care and primary services for residents in long-term care facilities. You will diagnose, treat, prescribe medications, and coordinate with facility staff to adjust care plans.

The role requires a KY NP license, board certification, and experience with chronic wounds, wound care products, wound vacs, and EMR systems. DEA licensure is optional.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in Kentucky.
• Board Certification required.
• DEA licensure optional.
• Clinical background in adult, family or geriatric care.
• Clinical wound care background including chronic or infected wounds.
• Comfort diagnosing and treating vascular/diabetic wounds and Kennedy Ulcers.
• Ability to stage pressure injuries per NPIAP.
• Familiar with wound care products (collagens, alginates, foams, silvers).
• Experience with wound vacs and related DME.
• Wound certification preferred or willingness to obtain.
• Experience in long-term care; EMR proficiency.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary care team; basic coding knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care and primary services for long-term care residents in skilled facilities.
• Prescribe medications per Kentucky law; include controlled substances as allowed.
• Order and review treatments and diagnostics; follow up as needed.
• Communicate with nursing home staff about changes in condition and care plans.
• Collaborate with primary care physicians on patient care plans.

Skills

Wound care

Board certification

EMR system

Interdisciplinary team

Wound care products

Wound vacs / DME

Adult / Geriatric

Diagnosing wounds

Pressure injury staging

Wound certification (preferred)

Education

KY NP license

Board Certification

DEA licensure (Optional)

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Sign on Bonus- $5000

Company Description

CareMed Health Solutions is a facility-based team of medical providers who provide medical services to patients living in long-term care facilities. We strive to give quality care to residents while working together with the facility to carry out the best care possible. While an interdisciplinary care team provides medical care to patients in long-term care facilities, you will have the opportunity to impact in a positive way the life and wellbeing of the elderly population.

We are currently seeking a Primary and Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to provide wound services to patients living in long-term care facilities.

PRIMARY AND WOUND NP ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide wound care and primary services for long-term care patients residing in skilled nursing facilities.

• Prescribe appropriate medications, including controlled substances in accordance with KY Law.

• Order, review, and/or follow-up with treatments and diagnostic testing.

• Communicate with the nursing home staff on a regular and as needed to discuss changes in condition.

• and/or the care plan.

• Collaborate with the primary care physician.

PRIMARY AND WOUND NP QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Current, unrestricted NP license in the state of Kentucky.

• Board Certification.

• DEA licensure (Optional)

• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties.

• Clinical background of wound care; including but not limited to chronic, debilitating, stalled, or infected wounds

• Must be comfortable with diagnosing and treating diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed etiology wounds or Kennedy Ulcers.

• Must be comfortable staging pressure injuries according to the NPIAP

• Must be familiar with wound care best practice and advanced wound care products; collagens, alginates, foams, silvers, etc.

• Must have experience with wound vacs and other DME, such as pressure relieving/ reducing devices

• Strong preference to having wound certification or be open to getting certified

• Experience working in a long-term care setting.

• Ability to work with an EMR.

• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary care team to coordinate patient care.

• Basic coding knowledge preferred, not required.

FULL TIME NP BENEFITS

• 401(k)

• 401(k) matching

• Continuing education credits

• Recertification Reimbursement

• Dental insurance

• Health insurance

• Paid time off

• Vision insurance

• Malpractice insurance Coverage ( Part Time or Full Time position)