Part Time / PRN Wound Care Nurse Practitioner

CareMed; Logan (WV); On-site; USD 100,000 - 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 Nurse Practitioner to deliver wound care to residents in long-term care facilities in West Virginia. The role emphasizes collaboration with an interdisciplinary team and primary care physicians to optimize resident outcomes.

Must hold an active WV NP license with board certification; DEA license is optional. Experience with wound care and EMI systems in a facility setting is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current, unrestricted NP license in West Virginia.
• Board certification required.
• DEA licensure optional.
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric care.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients in skilled nursing facilities.
• Prescribe medications, including controlled substances per WV law.
• Order, review, and follow up on treatments and diagnostic testing.
• Communicate with nursing home staff regarding changes in condition and care plans.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician.

Skills

Wound care

Geriatric care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Clinical assessment

Education

West Virginia NP license

Board Certification

DEA licensure (Optional)

Tools

EMR experience

Job description

CareMed

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 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.
• 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 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 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

• Continuing education credits
• Recertification Reimbursement
• Malpractice insurance Coverage