Geriatric Wound Care NP for Long-Term Care — Part-Time

CareMed Group; Mount Olivet (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education credits

Recertification Reimbursement

Malpractice insurance Coverage (Part -

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver wound care services to residents in long-term care facilities. The role requires an active Kentucky NP license, board certification, and optional DEA, with strong wound care expertise and interprofessional collaboration.

Responsibilities include prescribing medications per Kentucky law, ordering and reviewing treatments, and coordinating with nursing staff and primary care physicians to maintain and improve patient

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in Kentucky.
• Board Certification.
• DEA licensure (Optional).
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties.
• Clinical background in wound care with chronic/complicated wounds.
• Comfort diagnosing and treating diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed wounds or Kennedy Ulcers.
• Ability to stage pressure injuries per NPIAP.
• Familiar with wound care products (collagens, alginates, foams, silvers, etc.).
• Experience with wound vacs and other DME devices.
• Wound certification preferred or willingness to obtain.
• Experience in long-term care setting.
• Ability to work with an EMR.
• Ability to coordinate patient care within an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Wound care experience

EMR proficiency

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Nurse Practitioner license in Kentucky

Board Certification

DEA licensure (Optional)

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver wound care services to residents in long-term care facilities. The role requires an active Kentucky NP license, board certification, and optional DEA, with strong wound care expertise and interprofessional collaboration.

Responsibilities include prescribing medications per Kentucky law, ordering and reviewing treatments, and coordinating with nursing staff and primary care physicians to maintain and improve patient