Director of Wound Care - Nurse Practitioner
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced and clinically strong Director of Wound Care to lead our wound care service line across partnered skilled nursing, assisted living, and long-term care facilities. This role is responsible for both clinical oversight and operational leadership, including advanced wound procedures, team mentorship, quality improvement, and service line growth.
The Director of Wound Care will maintain clinical competency in advanced wound care procedures, provide direct oversight of clinicians performing these procedures, and own the performance metrics for the service line. This position combines hands-on clinical work with strategic leadership, requiring regular travel to partner facilities and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the wound care service line, including clinical oversight, operational performance, and growth strategy.
- Maintain direct clinical competency in advanced wound procedures, including debridement and skin graft application.
- Oversee and mentor wound care clinicians performing sharp, mechanical, and enzymatic debridement, as well as skin substitute/graft procedures.
- Establish and maintain clinical protocols for wound assessment, staging, treatment planning, and escalation based on evidence-based guidelines.
- Ensure appropriate diagnostic workup is ordered, including labs, vascular studies, imaging, and cultures as clinically indicated.
- Support clinicians in identifying the underlying causes of wounds and factors that may impair healing.
- Monitor and improve clinical outcomes, documentation quality, procedure volume, and financial performance.
- Own and review the KPI dashboard for the wound care service line.
- Ensure accurate documentation, coding, and billing for wound care procedures.
- Collaborate with partner facilities to improve wound outcomes and reduce avoidable hospitalizations and emergency department visits.
- Build strong relationships with skilled nursing, assisted living, and long-term care partners.
- Support team development, retention, and certification compliance.
- Travel regularly to partner facilities to provide hands-on oversight, mentorship, and program support.
Required Qualifications
- Active, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (NP) license in Kentucky, West Virginia, or Ohio; multi-state licensure strongly preferred.
- Current board certification in wound care (such as WCC, CWCN, CWS, or equivalent recognized certification).
- Minimum 5 years of clinical wound care experience, including hands-on performance of debridement and skin graft procedures.
- Minimum 2–3 years of clinical leadership, supervisory, or program management experience overseeing other clinicians.
- Experience providing wound care in skilled nursing, assisted living, or long-term care settings.
- Working knowledge of CMS documentation and billing requirements for debridement, skin substitute/graft application, and related procedures.
- Strong clinical judgment, leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
- Ability to travel regularly to partner facilities across multiple states.
Performance Expectations
Success in this role will be measured by performance in the following areas:
Financial & Value-Based Care
- Billing capture rate
- Revenue per encounter
- Reduction in avoidable wound-related hospitalizations and ED visits
- Contribution to ACO quality metrics and care coordination goals
Team & Retention
- Clinician turnover rate
- Time-to-fill open roles
- Certification compliance
Partner & Facility Relations
- Facility satisfaction
- Growth in number of partner facilities and regions
Work Environment & Schedule
This role combines clinical fieldwork with program leadership. The Director of Wound Care will spend time in the field supporting partner facilities, performing or overseeing advanced wound procedures, and mentoring clinical staff. Additional time will be spent on strategy, KPI review, quality improvement, and coordination with leadership.