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Part-Time Wound Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) – Fort Smith, AR
Location: Fort Smith, AR – Serving 2 Facilities
Employment Type: Part-Time | 2 Days Per Week
Sign-On Bonus: $5,000
Position Overview
We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Wound Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) to provide specialized wound care services to patients residing in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities in Fort Smith Arkansas.
This part-time opportunity offers a two-day-per-week schedule, allowing you to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while maintaining an excellent work-life balance.
The Nurse Practitioner will provide coverage across two skilled nursing facilities in Fort Smith
You will collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to assess, treat, and manage complex wounds, promote healing, prevent complications, and improve patient outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive wound assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management for patients in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities.
- Evaluate and treat acute, chronic, nonhealing, and complex wounds, including diabetic, arterial, venous, pressure-related, and mixed-etiology wounds.
- Develop and implement individualized wound care treatment plans using evidence-based clinical practices.
- Accurately assess and stage pressure injuries according to National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) guidelines.
- Select and utilize advanced wound care products, including collagen dressings, alginates, foams, silver-based dressings, and other specialized treatments.
- Manage negative pressure wound therapy (wound VACs) and other wound-related durable medical equipment (DME).
- Order, review, and follow up on diagnostic testing and prescribed treatments.
- Prescribe appropriate medications in accordance with Arkansas law and applicable prescribing authority.
- Collaborate with attending physicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary care teams to coordinate treatment plans.
- Monitor wound healing progress, adjust treatment strategies, and document clinical outcomes.
- Educate facility staff on wound prevention, pressure injury management, and appropriate wound care techniques.
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation using electronic medical records (EMR).
Qualifications
- Active, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license in Arkansas.
- Current national board certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
- DEA registration preferred but not required.
- Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric medicine.
- Experience assessing and treating chronic, complex, infected, or nonhealing wounds.
- Knowledge of diabetic, arterial, venous, mixed-etiology, and pressure-related wounds, including Kennedy terminal ulcers.
- Proficiency in pressure injury staging according to NPIAP guidelines.
- Familiarity with advanced wound care treatments, dressings, and evidence-based clinical protocols.
- Experience utilizing wound VAC systems and pressure-relieving equipment.
- Wound care certification strongly preferred, or willingness to obtain certification.
- Previous experience in skilled nursing, long-term care, or post-acute care settings preferred.
- Proficiency with electronic medical records.
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, organizational, and collaborative skills.
- Ability and willingness to travel between assigned facilities.
Compensation & Benefits
We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package for our part-time Nurse Practitioners, including:
- $5,000 Sign-On Bonus
- Competitive compensation
- Flexible part-time schedule – 2 days per week
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Malpractice insurance coverage
- Disability insurance
- Continuing education credits
- Professional recertification reimbursement
- Mileage reimbursement for eligible travel
Why Join Our Team?
This is an excellent opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner who is passionate about wound care and enjoys providing specialized treatment to medically complex patients.
You’ll have the opportunity to practice with clinical autonomy while collaborating with an experienced interdisciplinary healthcare team. Your expertise will directly contribute to improved wound healing, reduced complications, and a better quality of life for residents. With a flexible two-day-per-week schedule and coverage across three facilities in Fort Smith Arkansas, this position offers an excellent combination of professional fulfillment and work-life balance.