Geriatric Wound Care NP: Impactful Long-Term Care

CareMed; Logan (WV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education credits

Recertification Reimbursement

Malpractice insurance Coverage

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to provide wound management services for residents in long-term care facilities in West Virginia. The role requires WV NP licensure, board certification, and wound care expertise; knowledge of wound vacs and DME is preferred.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, healthcare staff, and the primary care physician to optimize patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in the state of West Virginia.
• 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 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

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients residing in skilled nursing facilities.
• Prescribe appropriate medications, including controlled substances in accordance with WV 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.
• Coordinate with the care plan and interdisciplinary team.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician.

Skills

Wound care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

EMR proficiency

Patient assessment

Prescribing medications

Education

Nurse Practitioner license (West Virginia)

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to provide wound management services for residents in long-term care facilities in West Virginia. The role requires WV NP licensure, board certification, and wound care expertise; knowledge of wound vacs and DME is preferred.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, healthcare staff, and the primary care physician to optimize patient outcomes.