PRN Wound Care Nurse Practitioner

CareMed Group; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking dedicated Wound Care Nurse Practitioners to join their compassionate team. In this impactful role, you will provide essential wound care services to long-term care patients, ensuring the highest quality of care while collaborating with nursing staff and physicians. Your expertise will help improve the lives of elderly residents, and you will have the chance to work within an interdisciplinary team to coordinate effective patient care. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and have a strong background in wound care, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Current NP license and board certification required.
• Experience in wound care and long-term care settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients.
• Collaborate with nursing staff and primary care physicians.

Skills

Wound Care

Patient Diagnosis

Medication Prescription

Collaboration with Healthcare Teams

EMR Proficiency

Education

Current NP License in Kansas

Board Certification

Wound Care Certification (preferred)

Tools

Wound Care Products

EMR Systems

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 positively impact 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 KS Law.
• Order, review, and/or follow-up with treatments and diagnostic testing.
• Communicate with the nursing home staff regularly 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 Kansas.
• 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 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 practices 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 for having wound certification or being 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.