Mobile Wound Care Nurse Practitioner (Independent Contractor)- based near Joliet, Naperville, Evanston and Lake County IL

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.