Part Time Wound Care Nurse Practitioner - Mt Olivet, KY

CareMed; Mount Olivet (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education credits

Recertification Reimbursement

Malpractice insurance Coverage (Part‑/

Job summary

CareMed is seeking a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver specialized wound services to residents in long-term care facilities. You will manage wound assessment, treatment plans, and coordination with the interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.

Successful candidates are board-certified, licensed in Kentucky, and experienced with wound care in geriatric populations. This part-time role involves collaboration with facility staff and adherence to regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in Kentucky.
• Board Certification in Wound Care is required.
• Experience with wound care in long-term care settings.
• Familiarity with wound VACs and DME devices.
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary care team and coordinate with primary care.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients.
• Prescribe medications in accordance with Kentucky law.
• Order and review treatments and diagnostic tests.
• Communicate changes in patient condition with nursing home staff.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician to update the care plan.

Education

Nurse Practitioner licensure in Kentucky

Board Certification in Wound Care

Tools

EMR software

Wound care equipment

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 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)