Per Diem Wound Care Nurse Practitioner

CareMed; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recertification reimbursement

Malpractice insurance coverage

Job summary

CareMed is seeking a Wound Nurse Practitioner to deliver advanced wound care to residents in skilled nursing facilities in Ohio. You will assess wounds, prescribe appropriate medications, and coordinate with facility staff.

The role requires an Ohio NP license, board certification, and experience with chronic wounds, wound VACs, and advanced wound products. You will work within an interdisciplinary team and use an EMR to track patient care, with optional DEA licensure.

Qualifications

• Active Ohio NP license and board certification.
• Experience in wound care within long-term care.
• Familiar with diagnosing and treating chronic wounds.
• Comfort with EMR and interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities.
• Prescribe medications, including controlled substances per OH law.
• Order, review, and follow up with treatments and diagnostic testing.
• Communicate with nursing home staff regarding changes in condition.
• Coordinate with the care plan and update as needed.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician.

Skills

Wound care

EMR experience

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Ohio NP license

Board Certification

DEA licensure (Optional)

Tools

EMR system

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 OH 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 Ohio.
• 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
• Malpractice insurance Coverage