Part Time Wound Nurse Practitioner - Flatwoods, KY

CareMed; Flatwoods (KY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Continued education credits

Recertification reimbursement

Paid time off

Malpractice insurance coverage

Job summary

CareMed is seeking a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver wound services to residents in long-term care facilities. You will diagnose, treat, and manage wounds, while coordinating with facility staff and primary care physicians to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate holds a Kentucky NP license, board certification, and comfort with wound care products and devices. Experience in geriatric care and long-term care settings is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Wound care experience in adult/geriatric populations.
• Board-certified NP with KY license and active DEA (optional).
• Experience with wound products, wound vacs, and DME.
• Proficient with EMR systems and documentation.
• Experience in long-term care settings and interprofessional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients.
• Prescribe medications in accordance with Kentucky law.
• Order, review, and follow up with treatments and diagnostic testing.
• Communicate with nursing home staff about changes in condition and care plans.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician to coordinate care.

Skills

Wound care experience

Geriatric care experience

EMR proficiency

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Wound certification preferred

Education

Current, unrestricted NP license in Kentucky

Board Certification

DEA licensure (Optional)

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 long‑term care setting.


• Ability to work with a 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