Long-Term Care Wound Care NP (Part-Time)

CareMed; Whitesburg (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

CE credits

Recertification reimbursement

Malpractice insurance

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a Wound NP to deliver wound care services to residents in skilled nursing facilities. You will prescribe medications, order and review treatments, and coordinate with nursing home staff and primary care physicians.

Ideal candidates hold KY NP licensure, board certification, and experience with wound care, wound vacs, and long-term care settings. Knowledge of EMR systems and interdisciplinary teamwork is essential.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in Kentucky.
• Board Certification.
• DEA licensure (Optional)
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties.
• Clinical background of wound care; including chronic, debilitating, stalled, or infected wounds
• Comfort diagnosing/treating diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed etiology wounds or Kennedy Ulcers.
• Staging pressure injuries according to NPIAP
• Familiar with wound care products; collagens, alginates, foams, silvers, etc.
• Experience with wound vacs and other DME devices
• Wound certification preferred or open to obtaining
• Experience in long-term care setting
• Ability to work with an EMR
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary care team

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients residing in skilled nursing facilities.
• Prescribe 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 basis to discuss changes in condition and the care plan.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician.

Skills

KY NP license

Board Certified

Wound care

Wound vacs

EMR proficiency

Geriatric care

Diabetic/vascular wounds

Kennedy ulcers

Pressure injury staging

DME experience

Wound certification preferred

Long-term care experience

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Nurse Practitioner license KY

Board Certification

Tools

EMR system

Job description

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a Wound NP to deliver wound care services to residents in skilled nursing facilities. You will prescribe medications, order and review treatments, and coordinate with nursing home staff and primary care physicians.

Ideal candidates hold KY NP licensure, board certification, and experience with wound care, wound vacs, and long-term care settings. Knowledge of EMR systems and interdisciplinary teamwork is essential.