Wound Care Nurse Practitioner – Geriatric LT Care Specialist

CareMed; Batesville (AR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recertification Reimbursement

Continuing Education Credits

Malpractice Insurance

Job summary

CareMed Health Solutions in Arkansas seeks a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver wound management services to residents in skilled nursing facilities. You will assess wounds, develop care plans, prescribe appropriate therapies, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes.

The role requires an Arkansas NP license, board certification, and experience with chronic, debility, or infected wounds.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted NP license in Arkansas.
• 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 AR 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/or the care plan.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician.

Skills

Clinical wound care

Wound care experience

EMR familiarity

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Diagnosis and treatment of wounds

Education

Arkansas NP license

Board Certification

DEA licensure (Optional)

Experience in long-term care

Job description

CareMed Health Solutions in Arkansas seeks a Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to deliver wound management services to residents in skilled nursing facilities. You will assess wounds, develop care plans, prescribe appropriate therapies, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal outcomes.

The role requires an Arkansas NP license, board certification, and experience with chronic, debility, or infected wounds.