Full Time Primary Nurse Practitioner

Primary And Wound Care Nurse Practitioner

Sign on Bonus- $5000

CareMed Health Solutions is a facility-based team of medical providers who provide medical services to patients living in long-term care facilities. We strive to give quality care to residents while working together with the facility to carry out the best care possible. While an interdisciplinary care team provides medical care to patients in long-term care facilities, you will have the opportunity to impact in a positive way the life and wellbeing of the elderly population.

We are currently seeking a Primary and Wound Care Nurse Practitioner to provide wound services to patients living in long-term care facilities.

Primary And Wound NP Role And Responsibilities:

• Provide wound care and primary 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/or the care plan.
• Collaborate with the primary care physician.

Primary And Wound NP Qualifications And Education Requirements:

• 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 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.

Full Time NP Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Continuing education credits
• Recertification Reimbursement
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Malpractice insurance Coverage ( Part Time or Full Time position)