Locum Tenens Nurse Practitioner - Wound Care Needed in CA

Job Description

Our client in California is seeking a dedicated Wound Care Nurse Practitioner for a 5-day assignment starting Mar 30, 2026. This role involves comprehensive wound care assessments and treatments through home visits, operating within a mobile provider model. You will engage in independent clinical practice while collaborating closely with various care teams, with a minimum of 5 hours of pay guaranteed per day.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide home visits within a mobile provider model across skilled nursing facilities, long-term care facilities, and post-acute rehab centers.
• Work independently in clinical practice while collaborating with care teams.
• Collaborate closely with Directors of Nursing, facility nurses, attending physicians, interdisciplinary care teams, and rehab staff.
• Perform comprehensive wound assessments, including staging (pressure injuries stages 1–4, unstageable, deep tissue injuries), measurements, and etiology identification.
• Document progression with photographic evidence.
• Evaluate skin integrity and identify signs of infection, necrosis, or delayed healing.
• Treat various wound types, including pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, arterial ulcers, surgical wounds, traumatic wounds, skin tears, infected wounds, and non-healing chronic wounds.
• Manage patients with complex conditions such as diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, immobility, neuropathy, malnutrition, and chronic illness.

Benefits

• Strong compensation
• Travel-related expenses covered
• A-rated medical malpractice insurance provided
• Dedicated recruiter for future travel opportunities

What are Locum Tenens Jobs?

Locum tenens jobs, sometimes referred to as travel assignments, are contract positions that help meet patient care needs at various healthcare facilities and hospitals for a defined period. These roles can vary in length from a single week to over a year, often with options for extension.

Medical professionals who undertake locum or travel work possess the same qualifications as permanent staff and frequently opt for these roles due to benefits such as competitive remuneration and greater scheduling flexibility.

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