Part Time Wound Care Nurse Practitioner

CareMed Group; Corbin (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education credits

Recertification reimbursement

Malpractice insurance coverage (Part/•

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a part-time Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver wound services for residents in skilled nursing facilities in Kentucky. You will prescribe medications, order and review tests, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to adjust care plans.

Ideal candidates hold KY NP licensure with board certification and have strong wound care experience in geriatric settings. EMR proficiency and willingness to obtain wound certification are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in KY.
• 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.
• Comfortable diagnosing and treating diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed etiology wounds or Kennedy Ulcers.
• Staging pressure injuries per NPIAP.
• Familiar with wound care products (collagens, alginates, foams, silvers).
• Experience with wound vacs and other DME (pressure-relieving devices).
• Strong preference for wound certification or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care 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 diagnostic testing.
• Regularly communicate with nursing home staff about changes in condition and care plan.
• Collaborate with primary care physicians to coordinate patient care.

Skills

Wound care

Geriatric care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Clinical assessment

Diabetic/vascular wounds

Education

Nurse Practitioner license (KY)

Board Certification

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 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.

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 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 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 KY.
• 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 (Part Time or Full Time position)