Part Time Wound Care Nurse Practitioner

CareMed; Bellefontaine (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

CE credits

Recertification reimbursement

Malpractice insurance

Job summary

CareMed is seeking a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to provide wound services to residents in long-term care facilities. The role involves prescribing medications per Ohio law, coordinating care with facility staff, and collaborating with the primary care physician.

Ideal candidates hold an OH NP license, board certification, and experience in wound care within geriatric or long-term care settings. This part-time position offers opportunities for professional growth and ongoing education.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in Ohio.
• Board certification required.
• Experience in wound care within long-term care settings preferred.
• Ability to work with an interdisciplinary care team.
• Knowledge of wound care products and wound VACs.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Wound care

Nurse Practitioner

OH license

Board certified

DEA license

EMR

Geriatrics

Team collaboration

Education

OH NP license

Board Certification

DEA License

Tools

EMR

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 OH 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 OH.
• 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.

PART TIME NP BENEFITS

• Continuing education credits
• Recertification Reimbursement
• Malpractice insurance Coverage