Geriatric Wound Care NP — Sign-On $5k + PTO

CareMed Group; Somerset (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recertification Reimbursement

Continuing Education Credits

Malpractice Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Sign On Bonus

Mileage Reimbursement

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions seeks a Wound Care NP to deliver specialized wound services to residents in long-term care facilities in Kentucky.

You will prescribe medications per KY law, coordinate with nursing home staff, and collaborate with primary care physicians to manage complex wound cases.

The position requires a Kentucky NP license, board certification, and proven wound care experience; a sign-on bonus is offered along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care 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.

Skills

Wound care

EMR proficiency

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

KY NP license (current, unrestricted)

Board Certification

DEA licensure (Optional)

Experience in adult/family/geriatric medicine

Wound care experience

Diagnosing/treating diabetic, arterial, venous wounds

Pressure injury staging per NPIAP

Wound care products knowledge

Wound VAC/DME experience

Wound certifications preferred

Long-term care experience

Tools

Wound VACs

DME equipment

Job description

CareMed Health Solutions seeks a Wound Care NP to deliver specialized wound services to residents in long-term care facilities in Kentucky.

You will prescribe medications per KY law, coordinate with nursing home staff, and collaborate with primary care physicians to manage complex wound cases.

The position requires a Kentucky NP license, board certification, and proven wound care experience; a sign-on bonus is offered along with comprehensive benefits.