Part Time Wound Nurse Practitioner

CareMed; Alcalde (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus

Mileage Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Malpractice Insurance

Disability Insurance

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to provide wound services for residents in skilled nursing facilities. You will prescribe medications, order and review treatments, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to adjust care plans as needed.

Must hold an unrestricted KY NP license with board certification. Prior experience with wound care and familiarity with EMR systems are required to ensure quality patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in Kentucky is required.
• Board certification and ability to prescribe in KY.
• Experience with wound care in long-term care settings is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients in skilled nursing facilities.
• Prescribe medications per KY law and manage treatments.
• Coordinate with staff and primary care physician to adjust care plans.
• Order and follow up on tests and treatments.

Skills

Wound care

Geriatric care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

EMR experience

Diagnose and treat wounds

Education

Nurse Practitioner (KY) license

Board Certification

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.

NP BENEFITS

• Recertification Reimbursement
• Continuing Education Credits
• Malpractice Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• $5000 Sign On Bonus
• Mileage Reimbursement