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.