Job Details
Mobile Wound Care Nurse Practitioner based near Naperville, IL
Are you looking for rewarding side work in the nursing and medical fields. We are currently searching for Wound Care Specialists to take on flexible on-call assignments as independent contractors.
Great rates
Supplement your income and experience, while holding your full-time job
Set your own hours and work as little or as much as you want
Collaborate with other professionals in the Wound Care field
Participate in additional wound care training
Opportunity to create your own LLC.
The Company
We are New Day Wound Care, a mobile wound care clinic specializing in expert on-site and in-home services as well as innovative wound care products designed for patients with chronic wounds. Our aim is to deliver exceptional wound care services through advanced treatment techniques, preventative measures, patient advocacy, and education. We strive to provide the highest quality care that is both appropriate and tailored to the unique needs of each individual patient.
The Opportunity
This contract role is an on-call function that will be dispatched to onsite appointments at patient locations to provide wound care. The Wound Care Specialist will be responsible for diagnosis and review of medical notes received from patients primary care physician, specialists, and those providing conservative treatment for the wound, ultimately to determine a treatment plan and directly provide wound care to patients. Services will be provided to patients in long-term, transitional care, assisted living memory care homes, and/or at patient residence. This position will be responsible for creating and implementing a treatment plan that results in successful wound care outcomes, while working closely with the patient or facility nursing team.
What We Need
2+ years of experience providing wound care in the post-acute care space
Experience providing home/facility patient visits
Must maintain current active unrestricted license in the state of residence
Professional demeanor, articulate, and team/client service oriented, ethical, caring, and respectful
Must meet relevant background requirements and have verifiable current licenses and credentials
Knowledge of current topical wound care products/therapies, including ordering, application, and management of the products on wounds and ostomies, including negative pressure wound therapy.
Exercise solid judgement and discretion in handling and disseminating wound care information
Able to travel to patient locations as scheduled and have a reliable form of transportation to do so
Malpractice insurance Exceptional written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
Wound care certification through a national certifying body (i.e., WOCN, CWS, WCC, etc.) preferred
What we are offering
Great pay rates
Training
Flexible hours
Help acquiring malpractice insurance
Assistance in creating your own company
New Day Wound Care is an equal opportunity employer that complies with EEOC rules and regulations. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and do not discriminate based on race, age, disability or other non-merit characteristics.