Part Time Wound Care Nurse Practitioner

CareMed Group; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 117,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education credits

Recertification Reimbursement

Malpractice insurance Coverage

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a wound care nurse practitioner to provide wound services to residents in long-term care facilities in Spokane, WA. You will prescribe medications, order tests, and collaborate with nursing staff and primary care physicians to manage complex wounds.

Current WA NP license and board certification are required; wound care experience in LTC is highly valued. DEA license is optional but helpful. This role is on-site with the interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in WA.
• Board Certification required.
• DEA licensure optional.
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric care.
• Wound care experience including chronic/acute wounds.
• Ability to diagnose and treat diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed wounds.
• Capable of staging pressure injuries per NPIAP.
• Familiar with wound care products (collagens, alginates, foams, silvers).
• Experience with wound VACs and DME devices.
• Wound certification preferred or willing to obtain.
• Experience in long-term care setting.
• Comfort with EMR and interdisciplinary care team.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care for long-term care residents.
• Prescribe medications including controlled substances per WA law.
• Order, review, and follow up on treatments and tests.
• Communicate with nursing home staff about changes in condition.
• Contribute to care plan development and updates.
• Collaborate with primary care physician.

Skills

Wound care

EMR proficiency

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Wound assessment

Education

WA NP license

Board Certification

DEA licensure (Optional)

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Company DescriptionCareMed 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.

CareMedCompany DescriptionCareMed 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 Washington 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 WA.
• 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