Nurse Practitioner - Wound Care

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)