Nurse Practitioner - Wound Care

Job Description

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 :

Nurse Practitioner Benefits :