Nurse Practitioner - Wound Care

Job Description

Nurse Practitioner - Wound Care -Certified

We are a wound care provider in the Chicago, IL area, seeking a Licensed/Board Certified Nurse Practitioner to provide care in the home for patients.

If you have wound care in a home health or hospice at home environment, as a Nurse Practitioner, we want to hear from you. Please apply

Nurse Practitioner Responsibilities:

Provide in-person evaluation and management visits for patients with acute and chronic wounds and related skin disorders within a defined geographic area in home setting, assisted living and/or skilled nursing facilities. Perform medically necessary debridement and procedures within CMS guidelines to promote healing. Estimated time spent on in-person care, 80%

Follows appropriate level of infection prevention protocols and handling of contaminated equipment.

EMR - Documentation of services to support appropriate level of billing consistent with CMS guidelines.

Uses judgment and critical thinking skills to assess, diagnose and identify outcomes to promote safe patient engagement.

Prescribes care including treatments and medications.

Nurse Practitioner requirements:

Education: Master’s Degree

Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the State Board of Nursing (SBON) in Illinois. Board Certified as Nurse Practitioner in Illinois.

Certification : WOCN certification by the WOCNCB in wound care. CWCN (Certified Wound Care Nurse). or receive in the first 90days.

Minimum of 3 years working as a wound specialist.

Minimum 3 years full-time experience in Acute Care, Skilled Nursing Facility, Home Health, or Outpatient clinic practicing as a certified wound specialist and a minimum of 1 year practicing as a Nurse Practitioner in a wound related role.

Valid driver's license and transportation.

Nurse Practitioner Benefits:

Excellent pay

Excellent health benefits including dental, vision, DI and life

Paid Time Off 4 weeks first year plus sick pay

Paid holidays (8)

Floating holidays (4)

Full-time