Part Time Weekday / Weekend Primary Nurse Practitioner

CareMed; Ashland (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education credits

Recertification Reimbursement

Malpractice insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide primary and preventive care to residents in long-term care facilities, focusing on chronic disease management and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Ideal candidates will hold an unrestricted Kentucky NP license, board certification, and DEA licensure with LTC experience; proficiency with EMR and ability to manage acute changes and care planning are essential.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in Kentucky.
• Board Certification in NP field.
• DEA licensure.
• Clinical background in adult, family or geriatric specialties.
• Experience working in a long-term care setting.
• Ability to work with an EMR.
• Ability to manage patients with advanced illness and multiple chronic conditions.
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary care team.
• Psych experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary and preventative care for long term care patients in skilled nursing facilities.
• Manage residents with acute changes in condition.
• Advanced care planning and chronic care management.
• Prescribe medications, including controlled substances per KY law.
• Order, review and follow up with treatments and diagnostic testing.
• Communicate with nursing home staff regularly and as needed about changes in condition/care plan.
• Collaborate with primary care physicians.

Skills

Geriatric care

Long-term care experience

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Advanced illness management

Psych experience

Education

Kentucky NP license

Board Certification

DEA licensure

Tools

EMR proficiency

Job description

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 to provide 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 Nurse Practitioners provide medical services to patients living in long term care facilities.

NP ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide primary and preventative care for long term care patients residing in skilled nursing facilities.

• Manage Residents with acute change in condition.

• Advanced care planning and chronic care management.

• Prescribe appropriate medications, including controlled substances in accordance with KYLaw.

• 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 primary care physician.

NP QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Current, unrestricted NP license in the state of Kentucky.

• Board Certification.

• DEA licensure.

• Clinical background in adult, family or geriatric specialties.

• Experience working in a long-term care setting.

• Ability to work with an EMR.

• Ability to manage patients with advanced illness and multiple chronic conditions.

• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary care team to coordinate patient care.

• Psych experience a plus

Part Time NP BENEFITS

• Continuing education credits

• Recertification Reimbursement

• Malpractice insurance

• Paid time off