Part Time Wound- Nurse Practitioner- Waldron, AR

CareMed; Waldron (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Sign On Bonus ($5000)

Mileage Reimbursement

Matching 401K

Paid Time Off

Disability Insurance

Bonus Pay

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a Wound NP to provide wound care services for residents in skilled nursing facilities. The role includes prescribing appropriate medications and coordinating with the healing team.

The ideal candidate will hold an Arkansas NP license with board certification and have experience with wound care and chronic wounds, including familiarity with wound VACs and DME. Collaboration with physicians and facility staff is essential.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in Arkansas.
• Board Certification in appropriate NP specialty.
• DEA licensure is optional but a plus.
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric care.
• Experience with wound care and chronic wounds recommended.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients 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 and care plans.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician and interdisciplinary team.

Skills

Wound care

EMR familiarity

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Prescribing medications

Education

Arkansas NP license

Board Certification

DEA licensure (Optional)

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. 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