Part Time Wound Nurse Practitioner

CareMed Group; Kentucky; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in health care provision seeks a Part Time Wound Nurse Practitioner for its team in Kentucky. In this role, you will provide specialized wound care and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to enhance the quality of care for elderly patients in long-term facilities. The position offers flexible hours and is designed for qualified professionals seeking meaningful work in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Continuing education credits

Recertification Reimbursement

Paid time off

Malpractice insurance coverage

$5000 Sign On Bonus

Qualifications

• Select 'NC and/or the care plan' based on context.
• Experience with wound vacs and pressure relieving devices required.
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients.
• Prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests.
• Collaborate with nursing home staff and primary care physicians.

Skills

Wound care

Communication

Interdisciplinary team collaboration

Education

Current NP license in Kentucky

Board Certification

Tools

EMR

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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.

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
• Paid time off
• Malpractice insurance Coverage ( Part Time or Full Time position)
• $5000 Sign On Bonus

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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