Full Time Wound Care Nurse Practitioner

CareMed; North Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; 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

Job summary

CareMed is seeking a Wound NP to deliver comprehensive wound care to residents in long-term care facilities. The role requires prescribing medications, including controlled substances, and coordinating treatments with facility staff.

Ideal candidates hold an AR NP license with board certification, and have experience with wound care in geriatric populations, EMR systems, and interdisciplinary team collaboration. This is a full-time position with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in AR.
• Board Certification is required.
• DEA licensure is optional.
• Clinical background in wound care for adults, family, or geriatric populations.
• Experience with chronic, infected, or complex wounds.
• Ability to diagnose and treat diabetic, arterial, venous, or mixed wounds.
• Familiar with staging pressure injuries per NPIAP.
• Knowledge of advanced wound care products and wound VACs.
• Experience using EMR and coordinating with an interdisciplinary team.
• Strong communication with nursing home staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients in skilled nursing facilities.
• Prescribe medications, including controlled substances per AR law.
• Order, review, and follow up on treatments and diagnostic testing.
• Communicate changes in patient condition with nursing home staff.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician on care plans.

Skills

Wound care

Nurse Practitioner

EMR experience

Wound care certification

Education

AR NP license

Board Certification

DEA licensure (Optional)

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

CareMed

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 Wound Care Nurse Practitioners to provide wound services to patients living in long-term care facilities.

WOUND NP ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients residing in skilled nursing facilities.
• Prescribe appropriate medications, including controlled substances in accordance with AR 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.

WOUND NP QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

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

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)