Part Time Wound Care Nurse Practitioner - Madisonville, KY

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

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 Kentucky.
• 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)