Full Time Wound- Nurse Practitioner- Waldron, AR

About the Company

CareMed Health Solutions is a facility-based team of medical providers who deliver medical services to patients living in long-term care facilities. We strive to provide quality care to residents while collaborating with the facility to ensure the best possible care. Our interdisciplinary care team focuses on improving the life and wellbeing of the elderly population.

About the Role

We are seeking Wound Care Nurse Practitioners to provide specialized wound care services to patients residing in long-term care facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide wound care services for long-term care patients in skilled nursing facilities.
• Prescribe appropriate medications, including controlled substances in accordance with Arkansas law.
• Order, review, and follow up on treatments and diagnostic testing.
• Communicate regularly and as needed with nursing home staff regarding changes in patient condition and care plans.
• Collaborate with primary care physicians.

Requirements

• Current, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in the state of Arkansas.
• Board Certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
• DEA licensure (optional).
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties.
• Experience in wound care, including but not limited to chronic, debilitating, stalled, or infected wounds.
• Comfort diagnosing and treating 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 (e.g., collagens, alginates, foams, silvers).
• Experience with wound vacs and other durable medical equipment (DME), such as pressure-relieving/reducing devices.
• Strong preference for candidates with wound certification or willingness to obtain certification.
• Experience working in a long-term care setting.
• Ability to work with an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary care team to coordinate patient care.

Benefits

• Recertification Reimbursement
• Continuing Education Credits
• Malpractice Insurance
• Bonus Pay
• Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• $5,000 Sign-On Bonus
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Health Insurance
• Matching 401K