Wound Care NP – Long-Term Care | CE, Recert & Malpractice

CareMed; Williamson (WV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education credits

Recertification reimbursement

Malpractice insurance coverage

Job summary

CareMed seeks a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver comprehensive wound care to residents in long-term care facilities. You will prescribe medications per West Virginia law, coordinate treatment plans, and work with the facility’s interdisciplinary team to maintain optimal patient outcomes.

Ideal candidates hold an unrestricted WV NP license, board certification, and have experience with wound care including VAC/advanced dressings, with a focus on geriatric and chronic wounds.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in West Virginia.
• Board Certification.
• DEA licensure (Optional).
• Clinical background in adult, family or geriatric care.
• Clinical wound-care background including chronic, infected wounds.
• Comfort diagnosing and treating diabetic, arterial, venous, or mixed wounds.
• Ability to stage pressure injuries per NPIAP.
• Familiar with wound care products and advanced dressings.
• Experience with wound VACs and other DME.
• Strong preference for wound certification or willingness to obtain it.
• Experience in long-term care and EMR usage.
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care residents in skilled nursing facilities.
• Prescribe medications, including controlled substances per WV law.
• Order, review and follow up on treatments and diagnostic testing.
• Communicate changes in patient condition with nursing home staff.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician to optimize care.

Skills

Wound care

Geriatric care

EMR experience

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Wound assessment

Pressure injury staging

Diabetic/vascular wounds

Wound VAC & DME

Clinical decision making

Prescription authority

Tools

EMR system

Wound care devices

Job description

CareMed seeks a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver comprehensive wound care to residents in long-term care facilities. You will prescribe medications per West Virginia law, coordinate treatment plans, and work with the facility’s interdisciplinary team to maintain optimal patient outcomes.

Ideal candidates hold an unrestricted WV NP license, board certification, and have experience with wound care including VAC/advanced dressings, with a focus on geriatric and chronic wounds.