Part Time Wound Nurse Practitioner

CareMed Group; Siloam Springs (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; 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

Health Insurance

Matching 401K

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions in Arkansas is seeking a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver wound services to residents in long-term care facilities. You will diagnose and treat wounds, prescribe medications in line with AR law, and coordinate with facility staff.

You will work within an interdisciplinary team using EMR, manage wound VACs and DME, and pursue wound certification. Competitive benefits include sign-on bonus, CME credits, malpractice insurance, and 401K matching.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in Arkansas.
• Board Certification in wound care/geriatric nursing or related field.
• DEA licensure is optional.
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties.
• Experience with wound care including chronic, complex wounds.
• Ability to diagnose/treat diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed wounds and Kennedy ulcers.
• Familiar with staging pressure injuries per NPIAP.
• Knowledge of wound care products: collagen, alginates, foams, silvers.
• Experience with wound VACs and related DME.
• Willingness to pursue wound certification.
• Experience in long-term care settings.
• Ability to work with an EMR.
• Ability to collaborate in an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients residing in skilled nursing facilities.
• Prescribe medications in accordance with Arkansas law.
• Order, review, and follow up on treatments and diagnostic tests.
• Communicate with nursing home staff about condition changes.
• Coordinate care plans with the primary care physician and care team.

Skills

NP license Arkansas

Wound care

Geriatrics

EMR

Interdisciplinary team

Education

MSN

Board Certification

Tools

Wound VAC

DME equipment

Job 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.

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 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
• Health Insurance
• Matching 401K