Part Time Wound Care Nurse Practitioner - West Memphis, AR

CareMed; West Memphis (AR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recertification Reimbursement

Continuing Education Credits

Malpractice Insurance

Bonus Pay

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

$5000 Sign On Bonus

Mileage Reimbursement

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions seeks a Wound NP to deliver wound care services for residents in skilled nursing facilities in Arkansas. You will diagnose and treat wounds, order tests, and manage medications with AR law compliance.

Collaboration with nursing staff and primary care physicians is essential, as is experience with EMR systems and wound care products.ND

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in Arkansas.
• Board Certification in NP.
• DEA licensure (Optional).
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties.
• Clinical background in wound care (chronic, stalled, infected wounds).
• Ability to diagnose and treat diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed wounds.
• Ability to stage pressure injuries per NPIAP.
• Familiar with wound care products (collagens, alginates, foams, silvers).
• Experience with wound vacs and other DME.
• Preference for wound certification or willingness to obtain.
• Experience in long-term care and EMR use.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary care team.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients in skilled facilities.
• Prescribe meds, including controlled substances per AR law.
• Order, review, and follow up on treatments and tests.
• Communicate changes with nursing home staff as needed.
• Coordinate care plan with the primary care physician.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team on patient care.

Skills

Wound care knowledge

Geriatric care

Wound assessment

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Diagnosing and treating ulcers

Diabetes-related wounds

Arterial/venous/mixed etiology wounds

NPIAP pressure injury staging

Wound VAC/DME experience

EMR proficiency

Certification in wound care

Tools

EMR

Wound care equipment (DME)

Job description

CareMed

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 AR 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 Arkansas.

• 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.

NP BENEFITS

• Recertification Reimbursement

• Continuing Education Credits

• Malpractice Insurance

• Bonus Pay

• Disability Insurance

• Paid Time Off

• $5000 Sign On Bonus

• Mileage Reimbursement