Part Time Wound Care Nurse Practitioner

Caremed; Corbin (KY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education credits

Recertification Reimbursement

Malpractice insurance Coverage (Part 0

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions in Kentucky seeks a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to provide wound services to residents in long-term care facilities. The role involves diagnosing and treating wounds, prescribing medications per Kentucky law, and coordinating with facility staff.

You will work with an interdisciplinary team, manage treatments and diagnostic testing, and advance patient care through collaboration with primary care physicians. Part-time position with benefits described.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in KY.
• Board certification as Nurse Practitioner.
• DEA licensure is optional.
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric care.
• Experience in wound care including chronic and infected wounds.
• Comfort diagnosing and treating diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed wounds.
• Familiar with wound care products and wound vacs.
• Experience working in a long-term care setting.
• Ability to work within 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.
• Collaborate with primary care physician on care plans.
• Coordinate patient care within an interdisciplinary team.

Skills

Wound care

Nurse Practitioner

Interdisciplinary teamwork

EMR familiarity

Education

KY NP license

Board Certification

DEA licensure (optional)

Tools

EMR familiarity

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.

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)