Wound Care NP for Long-Term Care – Part-Time WA

CareMed; Bellingham (WA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education credits

Recertification Reimbursement

Malpractice insurance Coverage

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions seeks a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to provide wound management for residents in long-term care facilities in Washington. You will diagnose, treat, and manage chronic wounds, and coordinate care with facility staff and the primary care team.

The position emphasizes wound care product knowledge, wound VACs, and WA regulatory compliance. This is a part-time, on-site role with EMR documentation responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in WA.
• Board Certification in appropriate specialty (adult, family, or geriatric).
• DEA licensure (Optional).
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties.
• Clinical wound care experience with chronic, stalled, or infected wounds.
• Comfort diagnosing and treating diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed etiology wounds.
• Staging pressure injuries per NPIAP.
• Familiar with wound care products: collagens, alginates, foams, silvers, etc.
• Experience with wound VACs and DME (pressure-relieving devices).
• Wound certification or willingness to obtain certification.
• Experience in a long-term care setting.
• Ability to work with an EMR.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team to coordinate patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients in skilled nursing facilities.
• Prescribe medications, including controlled substances in accordance with Washington Law.
• Order, review, and follow-up with treatments and diagnostic testing.
• Communicate with the nursing home staff on a regular basis to discuss changes in condition and care plans.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician.

Skills

Wound care

Interdisciplinary team

EMR

Patient care coordination

Communication with staff

Education

NP license WA

Board Certification

DEA licensure (Optional)

Tools

EMR experience

Job description

CareMed Health Solutions seeks a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to provide wound management for residents in long-term care facilities in Washington. You will diagnose, treat, and manage chronic wounds, and coordinate care with facility staff and the primary care team.

The position emphasizes wound care product knowledge, wound VACs, and WA regulatory compliance. This is a part-time, on-site role with EMR documentation responsibilities.