Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Location: Richmond, VA
Type of assignment: Options for Permanent (full-time) or Locum (PRN)

United Woundcare Institute is a leading healthcare innovator developing cutting-edge solutions in wound care and mobile health. We're looking for a passionate and driven Nurse Practitioner to join our growing team and help us expand our reach within the healthcare market.

About the Job

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) delivers advanced wound care in a mobile, field-based environment, serving patients across skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and home settings. Working autonomously while supported by UWI’s multi-disciplinary clinical leadership, the NP is the primary provider in the field, ensuring consistent, high-quality wound management and driving improved healing outcomes in alignment with UWI’s national standards.

Key Responsibilities

- Conduct comprehensive patient and wound assessments, staging, and treatment planning.
- Perform wound-care procedures including sharp debridement, dressing changes, compression therapy, and application of advanced treatment modalities.
- Deliver home-based wound care services, providing treatment directly in the patient’s residence or designated care setting.
- Support and apply advanced wound modalities, including artificial, stem-cell, and growth factor–based skin substitutes, ensuring appropriate preparation and utilization.
- Provide education to patients, caregivers, and facility staff on wound management and prevention strategies.
- Collaborate with supervising or consulting physicians and engage with regional clinical and operations teams, leveraging a multi-disciplinary support model to ensure continuity of care and exceptional clinical outcomes.
- Maintain timely and accurate documentation within the EMR system.
- Travel to multiple patient locations as needed within the assigned territory.
- Ensure adherence to infection control protocols, safety requirements, and clinical quality standards.

Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise

- Active Nurse Practitioner (APRN/NP) license in the state of practice.
- Master’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution.
- Prior wound care and sharp debridement experience highly preferred.
- Current BLS certification required; ACLS a plus.
- Board Certification through ANCC or AANP preferred.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to travel between patient locations and provide care in home and post-acute settings.
- Proven ability to work independently in a mobile, field-based role while collaborating with a multi-disciplinary clinical team.

Perks and Benefits

- Competitive salary, with opportunities for performance-based incentives.
- Robust health benefits package including premium health, dental, and vision insurance. FSA, HSA.
- Company-sponsored Short and Long-Term disability.
- Company-Sponsored Life Insurance.
- 401k plan with a generous company match.
- Generous PTO policy with paid holidays and sick leave.

• Cutting-edge wound care with advanced skin substitute therapies
• Mobile, autonomous practice with multidisciplinary clinical support
• Competitive salary + full benefits and 401k match