Wound Care NP for Geriatric Long-Term Care

CareMed Group; Inez (KY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education credits

Recertification Reimbursement

Paid time off

Malpractice insurance Coverage ( Part

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver wound care services to residents in long-term care facilities. You will diagnose, treat, and coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team to improve residents’ quality of life.

Ideal candidates hold a Kentucky NP license, board certification, and wound-care experience with skills in wound vacs and EMR systems. DEA licensure is optional, and collaboration with primary care physicians is essential.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in Kentucky.
• Board certification.
• DEA licensure (Optional).
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties.
• Clinical background of wound care: chronic, debilitating, stalled or infected wounds.
• Comfort diagnosing and treating diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed etiology wounds or Kennedy ulcers.
• Ability to stage pressure injuries per NPIAP.
• Familiar with wound care best practice and advanced wound care products (collagens, alginates, foams, silvers, etc.).
• Experience with wound vacs and other DME.
• Preference for wound certification or willingness to become certified.
• Experience in a long-term care setting.
• Ability to work with an EMR.
• Ability to work with an interdisciplinary care team.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients in skilled nursing facilities.
• Prescribe medications, including controlled substances per KY law.
• Order, review, and follow up on treatments and diagnostic tests.
• Communicate with nursing home staff about changes in condition and care plan.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

EMR familiarity

Wound care knowledge

Diabetic/vascular wound diagnosis

Education

Nurse Practitioner license in Kentucky

Board Certification

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

CareMed Health Solutions is seeking a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver wound care services to residents in long-term care facilities. You will diagnose, treat, and coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team to improve residents’ quality of life.

Ideal candidates hold a Kentucky NP license, board certification, and wound-care experience with skills in wound vacs and EMR systems. DEA licensure is optional, and collaboration with primary care physicians is essential.