Wound Care NP | Geriatric Long-Term Care Specialist

CareMed

Cincinnati (OH)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions in Ohio is seeking a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver comprehensive wound care services to residents in long-term care facilities. The role requires an active Ohio NP license, board certification, and experience with chronic wounds.

You will work with an interdisciplinary team, order treatments, prescribe medications, and coordinate with facility staff and primary care physicians. Wound vac experience and EMR familiarity are highly valued.

Qualifications

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.
Basic coding knowledge preferred, not required.

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.
Collaborate with the primary care physician.