Wound Care Nurse Practitioner - Freeport, IL $95,000 - $145,000
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about your experience with sharp debridement.
What they are checking: Whether they have hands-on skills and know when debridement is and isn't appropriate.
How do you work with a collaborating physician and other specialists on complex wounds?
What they are checking: Whether they know when to bring in vascular, infectious disease or surgery.
How do you teach patients and caregivers to care for wounds at home?
What they are checking: Whether they can explain care simply so it's done correctly between visits.
What would you do
A patient isn't following off-loading instructions and their wound keeps getting worse. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they find out why the patient isn't following the plan and work with them on realistic options.
A patient's wound has stalled for weeks. What do you reassess?
What they are checking: Whether they look for root causes like nutrition, blood flow and infection instead of just switching products.
How would you build your own wound care practice in Freeport?
What they are checking: Whether they think about referrals and relationships, since the posting stresses building their own practice.
About the work
A patient comes in with a nonhealing leg ulcer. How do you figure out whether it's venous, arterial or something else?
What they are checking: Whether they can assess wound cause, like checking ABI, since treatment depends on it.
How do you decide on a dressing for a wound with heavy drainage?
What they are checking: Whether they match dressings to wound needs rather than using the same product for everything.
When do you suspect infection or osteomyelitis in a diabetic foot wound, and what do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they recognize serious complications and know when to image, culture or refer.
How do you document wound progress in Epic so changes are clear over time?
What they are checking: Whether they measure and record wounds consistently so healing or decline is obvious.
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