Full Time Wound- Nurse Practitioner- Heber Spring, AR

CareMed Group

Heber Springs (AR)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

5 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Sign On Bonus

Mileage Reimbursement

Matching 401K

Paid Time Off

Continuing Education

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver specialized wound care to residents of long-term care facilities.

The role emphasizes collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, prescribing medications, ordering tests, and coordinating with primary care physicians.

Qualifications

Current, unrestricted NP license in Arkansas.
Board Certification in appropriate specialty.
DEA licensure (Optional).
Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties.
Clinical background in wound care and chronic or infected wounds.
Comfort diagnosing and treating diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed etiology wounds.
Familiar with staging pressure injuries per NPIAP.
Experience with wound care products and wound VACs.
Experience with wound care in long-term care settings.
Able to work with an EMR and interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

Provide wound care for long-term care patients in skilled nursing facilities.
Prescribe medications in accordance with Arkansas law.
Order, review, and follow up on treatments and diagnostic testing.
Communicate with nursing home staff about changes in condition and care plans.
Collaborate with the primary care physician.

Skills

EMR proficiency

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Wound care knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Arkansas NP license

Board Certification

DEA licensure (Optional)

Tools

Wound Vac

DME equipment

EMR system

Job description

DESCRIPTION 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 Arkansas.
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.

NP BENEFITS