Per Diem Wound Care Nurse Practitioner

Job overview

The Per Diem Wound Care Nurse Practitioner role is onsite in Ottawa, KS, providing services to patients in long-term care facilities. Compensation is not specified. CareMed Health Solutions’ facility-based medical team works with long-term care facilities to support residents’ quality of care and wellbeing. The nurse practitioner provides wound services and coordinates treatment with facility staff and primary care physicians. The role supports resident care through assessment, treatment planning, follow-up, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.

What you'll do

• Provide wound care services to long-term care patients in skilled nursing facilities
• prescribe appropriate medications, including controlled substances in accordance with Kansas law
• order, review, and follow up on treatments and diagnostic testing
• communicate with nursing home staff about changes in condition and care plans
• collaborate with primary care physicians.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

per diem

wound care

nurse practitioner

long-term care

skilled nursing facilities

ottawa ks

caremed

kansas np license

board certification

wound assessment

interdisciplinary care

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Full-time NP benefits listed: recertification reimbursement and malpractice insurance coverage.

Why this role

Requires an unrestricted Kansas NP license and board certification. Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties and wound care is required; DEA licensure is optional. Wound certification is preferred, or the candidate may be open to obtaining it.

About the employer

CareMed is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners. Sector: 62.