Part Time Wound Nurse Practitioner, Alliance OH

Skilled Nursing Provider of Alliance; Alliance (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education credits

Recertification Reimbursement

Malpractice insurance Coverage

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to provide wound care services to residents living in long-term care facilities. You will diagnose and treat chronic wounds, prescribe medications, and coordinate with an interdisciplinary care team to optimize patient outcomes.

This role requires an unrestricted NP license (KY) and board certification, with experience in wound care and EMR systems. DEA licensure is optional; prior long-term care experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in Kentucky.
• Board Certification.
• DEA licensure (Optional).
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties.
• Clinical background of wound care; including chronic wounds.
• Comfort diagnosing and treating diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed wounds.
• Familiar with pressure injury staging per NPIAP.
• Experience with wound care products and wound VACs.
• Experience in a long-term care setting.
• Ability to work with an EMR.
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary care team.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients.
• Prescribe medications, including controlled substances per KY law.
• Order, review, and follow up with treatments and diagnostic testing.
• Communicate with nursing home staff regarding changes in condition.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician.
• Coordinate with the care plan and interdisciplinary team.

Skills

Wound care

EMR

Team collaboration

Education

NP license (KY)

Board Certification

Tools

Wound VACs

DME devices

Wound care products

Job description

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

NP BENEFITS

• Continuing education credits
• Recertification Reimbursement
• Malpractice insurance Coverage ( Part Time or Full Time position)