Wound Care Nurse Practitioner

Care New England; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

An established health system is looking for a compassionate wound and ostomy nurse practitioner to join a dedicated team. In this part-time role, you will provide essential care to patients both in outpatient and inpatient settings, ensuring they receive the highest quality of treatment. You will work alongside experienced physicians, teaching patients about their care and managing their needs pre- and post-surgery. This position offers flexible daytime hours with a weekend rotation, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life while making a significant impact in the community's health. If you are passionate about wound care and patient education, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Malpractice insurance

CME benefits

Vacation time

Qualifications

• Recent wound and ostomy experience required.
• Nurse Practitioner certification is essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient and inpatient wound and ostomy care.
• Conduct patient teaching for ostomy and nursing wound care.

Skills

Wound care

Ostomy care

Patient teaching

Inpatient care

Outpatient care

Education

Nurse Practitioner certification

Job description

Care New England, a fully integrated health system serving residents throughout Rhode Island, is seeking a part time (28 hours per week) wound and ostomy nurse practitioner to join our multidisciplinary team at the Wound Recovery and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, located on the Kent Hospital campus in Warwick, RI.

Highlights

• Join team of two physicians providing outpatient and inpatient care
• Part time daytime work hours with weekend rotation (Flexible hours)
• Avg of 8 patients per day plus consults
• Patient ostomy and nursing wound/ostomy teaching
• Inpatient wound care and ostomy consults at Kent Hospital and Women & Infants Hospital
• Outpatient care pre- and post-surgery
• Recent wound and ostomy experience required.
• Competitive salary with flex benefits that include health, dental, life, disability and malpractice insurance, CME and vacation

Kent Hospital, the second largest hospital in Rhode Island and a Designated Baby-Friendly USA hospital, provides the spectrum of primary and acute care services, including cardiology enhanced by a clinical affiliation with Brigham and Women’s Hospital; a MBSAQIP-Accredited Comprehensive weight loss surgery center; Emergency Department with rapid assessment; the Breast Health Center at Kent, a collaboration with Women & Infants Hospital; The Spaulding Rehabilitation Center at Kent, offering inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation; the state’s only 24-hour emergency hyperbaric oxygen facility; a CARF-accredited stroke center; and an ambulatory surgery center.

OUR HISTORY

Kent Hospital is a 359-bed, nonprofit, acute care hospital serving approximately 300,000 residents of Warwick, West Warwick, East Greenwich, West Greenwich, Coventry and parts of North Kingstown, Exeter and Cranston, Rhode Island.

Kent is located on 57 acres in the Toll Gate section of Warwick (11 miles south of Providence) and is the second largest single-site hospital in the state.

BIG CITY MEDICINE AND SMALL TOWN LIFESTYLE

• Rhode Island has abundant cultural, recreational, and modern amenities with a 1.1M population but the friendliness and accessibility of a small town
• Over 400 miles of coastline with easy access to Newport, Block Island, and Martha’s Vineyard
• Exceptional educational opportunities with 12 Universities including Ivy League’s Brown University
• Lifestyle choices include urban, suburban, coastal, and country options
• Boston or Cape Cod-1 Hr, NYC-3hrs and the convenience of a local International Airport