Wound Care NP | Long-Term Care Impact & Growth

CareMed Group; Campbellsville (KY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing education credits

Recertification Reimbursement

Health insurance

Malpractice insurance Coverage

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions seeks a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to serve residents of long-term care facilities, delivering comprehensive wound care, prescribing medications per Kentucky law, and coordinating with facility staff and primary care physicians. The role emphasizes collaboration within an interdisciplinary team and prior wound care experience.

The position supports professionals with opportunities for continued education, wound care advancement, and involvement in chronic wound

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in the state of Kentucky.
• Board Certification.
• DEA licensure (Optional)
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties.
• Clinical background of wound care; including 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 KY 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 care plan.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician.

Skills

Wound care

Interdisciplinary care

EMR experience

Education

KY NP license

Board Certification

DEA licensure (Optional)

Wound care certification (preferred)

Job description

CareMed Health Solutions seeks a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to serve residents of long-term care facilities, delivering comprehensive wound care, prescribing medications per Kentucky law, and coordinating with facility staff and primary care physicians. The role emphasizes collaboration within an interdisciplinary team and prior wound care experience.

The position supports professionals with opportunities for continued education, wound care advancement, and involvement in chronic wound