Wound Care NP for Geriatric Long-Term Care

CareMed; Brinkley (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Sign On Bonus

Mileage Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions seeks a Wound NP to provide specialized wound care in long-term care facilities in Arkansas. You will diagnose, treat, and manage wounds and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.

Required are AR NP licensure, board certification, and wound-care experience. DEA license is optional; experience with wound vacs and DME is favored. EMR proficiency and long-term care exposure are essential.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

Wound care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

EMR proficiency

Patient communication

Education

Arkansas NP license

Board Certification

Job description

CareMed Health Solutions seeks a Wound NP to provide specialized wound care in long-term care facilities in Arkansas. You will diagnose, treat, and manage wounds and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.

Required are AR NP licensure, board certification, and wound-care experience. DEA license is optional; experience with wound vacs and DME is favored. EMR proficiency and long-term care exposure are essential.