Role OverviewWe are seeking Wound Care Nurse Practitioners to provide wound services to patients living in long-term care facilities. You will have the opportunity to impact the life and wellbeing of the elderly population.
What You Will Do
Provide wound care services, prescribe medications, order and review treatments, communicate with nursing home staff, and collaborate with primary care physicians.
Why It Might Be a Fit
You must be comfortable with diagnosing and treating diabetic, arterial, venous, and mixed etiology wounds, and have experience working in a long-term care setting.
Requirements
- Current, unrestricted NP license in the state of OH
- Board Certification
- DEA licensure (Optional)
- Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties
- Clinical background of wound care
- 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
- Must have experience with wound vacs and other DME
- 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
Benefits
- Continuing education credits
- Recertification Reimbursement
- Malpractice insurance Coverage
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