Part Time Wound Nurse Practitioner

Overview 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. You will have the opportunity to impact in a positive way the life and wellbeing of the elderly population. Responsibilities Provide wound care services for long-term care patients residing in skilled nursing facilities. Prescribe appropriate medications, including controlled substances in accordance with Arkansas law. Order, review, and follow up with treatments and diagnostic testing. Communicate with the nursing home staff on a regular and as-needed basis to discuss changes in condition and the care plan. Collaborate with the primary care physician. Qualifications Current, unrestricted NP license in the state of Arkansas. Board Certification. DEA licensure (Optional). Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties. Clinical background in wound care, including chronic, debilitating, stalled, or infected wounds. Ability to diagnose and treat diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed-etiology wounds or Kennedy ulcers. Ability to stage pressure injuries according to the NPIAP. Familiarity with wound care best practices and advanced wound care products (collagens, alginates, foams, silvers, etc.). Experience with wound VACs and other DME, such as pressure-relieving/reducing devices. Strong preference for wound certification or openness to obtaining certification. Experience working in a long-term care setting. Ability to work with an EMR and within an interdisciplinary care team to coordinate patient care. Benefits Recertification Reimbursement Continuing Education Credits Malpractice Insurance Bonus Pay Disability Insurance Paid Time Off $5000 Sign-On Bonus Mileage Reimbursement #J-18808-Ljbffr