Part-Time Wound Care NP for Geriatric Care

CareMed; Madisonville (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

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

The role requires Kentucky NP licensure, board certification, and experience with wound management including chronic or infected wounds. Strong collaboration with facility staff and primary care physicians is essential to coordinate patient care.

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.
• Diagnose and treat diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed etiology wounds or Kennedy Ulcers.
• Staging pressure injuries per the NPIAP.
• Familiar with wound care products; collagens, alginates, foams, silvers, etc.
• Experience with wound vacs and DME.
• Wound certification preferred or open to getting certified.
• Experience in a long-term care setting.
• Ability to work with an EMR.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary care team.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients in skilled nursing facilities.
• Prescribe medications, including controlled substances per KY Law.
• Order, review, and follow up with treatments and diagnostics.
• Communicate with nursing home staff about changes in condition and care plan.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician.

Skills

Wound care

Geriatric care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Diagnosis and wound assessment

EMR proficiency

Education

NP license KY

Board Certification

DEA licensure (Optional)

Tools

EMR

Job description

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

The role requires Kentucky NP licensure, board certification, and experience with wound management including chronic or infected wounds. Strong collaboration with facility staff and primary care physicians is essential to coordinate patient care.