Wound Care Services Director jobs in Nebraska

Wound Care Services Director directs the programs and staff of the wound care services department. Develops and implements wound care services in accordance with the policies of the hospital and the directives of the medical staff. Being a Wound Care Services Director monitors patient progress and treatment plans. Responsible for the education of clinical staff. Additionally, Wound Care Services Director requires a MD degree. Typically reports to top management. Requires license to practice medicine. The Wound Care Services Director manages a departmental sub-function within a broader departmental function. Creates functional strategies and specific objectives for the sub-function and develops budgets/policies/procedures to support the functional infrastructure. Deep knowledge of the managed sub-function and solid knowledge of the overall departmental function. To be a Wound Care Services Director typically requires 5+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Director of Wound Care
  • Cozad Community Health System
  • Cozad, NE FULL_TIME
  • We are looking for a Director of Wound Care to oversee & provide direct patient care in an outpatient setting. Competitive wages, excellent benefits package, no call, and up to $5,000 Sign-On Bonus available.

    Summary

    The Director of Wound Care oversees and provides acute and rehabilitative care for people with selected disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and integumentary systems. The Director also provides direct patient care to people with fistulas, drains, tubes, pressure ulcers, and incontinence in accordance with the philosophy, goals, and objectives of Cozad Community Health System.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities
    This description intends to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    · Utilizes the nursing process for the performance of patient care to assess, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care to achieve prioritized patient outcomes according to the RN scope of practice.

    · Performs admission assessments, gives medications, performs patient education, and evaluates patient progress towards discharge.

    · Utilizes the nursing process when directing delivery of care to patients identified with wound, ostomy, and incontinence care.

    · Collaborates with Medical Staff, management, and other healthcare team members to coordinate and manage the plan of care for patients.

    · Administers treatments and procedures in a timely and safe manner according to physician orders and nursing policy, using standard precautions.

    · Performs and maintains documentation.

    · Participates in ongoing and systematic quality improvement efforts while providing quality healthcare services to all patients in a financially responsible manner.

    · Ensures adequate documentation and accurate charge capturing for Chargemaster.

    · Develops and maintains the annual operating budget for the Wound Care Department, including productivity and FTE management based on business needs.

    · Maintains licensure/regulatory status for all services.

    · Responds to and resolves patient complaints.

    · Follows all HIPAA guidelines and promotes and ensures patient safety.

    · Fulfills mission statement by performing job duties with a high level of customer service while contributing to a positive and professional environment.

    · Special projects and other duties as assigned.

    Supervisory Responsibilities

    Manages employees in the Wound Care Department. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, safety and evaluation of this team. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

    Qualifications

    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    Education and/or Experience

    Associates Degree in Nursing required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred. Prior wound, ostomy and electronic health records experience preferred.

    Licensure/Certification

    Current Registered Nurse licensure, Pharmacist licensure, Physician Assistant-Certified, or Medical Doctor licensed in the State of Nebraska.

    Basic Life Support (CPR)

    Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

    Physical Demands

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move 10 pounds must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds; must occasionally push, pull and assist with lifting up to 500 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

    Work Environment

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    The noise level in the office setting, Wound Care Clinic, Nursing Floor and Emergency Room environment is usually moderate.

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    Cozad Community Health System is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified employees from the available workforce in the communities we serve.

    Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Cozad Community Health System, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination and retaliation because of veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, national origin or ancestry, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable local, state, or federal law.

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Nurse Practitioner (Full-time)
  • Wound Care Plus, LLC
  • Columbus, NE FULL_TIME
  • This position will be hybrid remote. Clinicians are expected to provide treatment within assigned facilities. Charting can be prepared remotely Wound Care Plus, LLC is looking for Nurse Practitioners ...
  • 15 Days Ago

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Nurse Practitioner (Full-time)
  • Wound Care Plus, LLC
  • Lincoln, NE FULL_TIME
  • This position will be hybrid remote. Clinicians are expected to provide treatment within assigned facilities. Charting can be prepared remotely Wound Care Plus, LLC is looking for Nurse Practitioners ...
  • 17 Days Ago

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Nurse Practitioner (Full-time)
  • Wound Care Plus, LLC
  • Grand Island, NE FULL_TIME
  • This position will be hybrid remote. Clinicians are expected to provide treatment within assigned facilities. Charting can be prepared remotely Wound Care Plus, LLC is looking for Nurse Practitioners ...
  • 17 Days Ago

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Director of Patient Services
  • Brookestone Home Care
  • Elkhorn, NE FULL_TIME
  • WE ARE GROWING!! Hiring Full Time, Part Time, and PRN Positions. The NEW VSL Educational Loan Reimbursement benefit is NOW available. Team members are eligible for up to $30,000 in Educational Reimbur...
  • 24 Days Ago

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Director of Culinary Services Certified Dietary Manager
  • Care Network
  • Central, NE FULL_TIME
  • Amazing things are happening at The Oaks at Central City. Come put your passion of cooking to work in our skilled rehab and nursing community. Working in one of our communities will allow you to be cr...
  • 19 Days Ago

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Memory Care Director
  • Maplewood Mill Pond LLC
  • West Yarmouth, MA 02673, MA
  • Memory Care Director Want to know what makes our employees eager about going to work every day? The people we serve. Bei...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Memory Care Director
  • Southeast Senior Living
  • Gainesville, GA
  • Purpose To develop, coordinate and implement programs and services for residents with cognitive impairment; to provide a...
  • 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Nursing Care Director
  • Clinical Management Consultants
  • Harvard, IL
  • Come grow as the Nursing Care Director with a reputable long term care healthcare organization near some of the most cul...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Critical Care Director
  • Clinical Management Consultants
  • Lewistown, MT
  • An exciting new opportunity for a Critical Care Director overseeing the Intensive Care Unit and Pre / Post Cath Lab has ...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant Director of Care
  • Wallick Communities
  • Beavercreek, OH
  • Description We need you at The Ashford of Beavercreek as an Assistant Director of Nursing! Come be a part of the Wallick...
  • 3/20/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Director of Care
  • Wallick Communities
  • Traverse City, MI
  • Description Joining the Wallick Senior Living team as the Director of Nursing (LPN) is your opportunity to make an impac...
  • 3/1/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant Director of Care
  • Wallick Communities
  • Traverse City, MI
  • Description Joining the Wallick Senior Living team as the Assistant Director of Nursing is your opportunity to make an i...
  • 3/1/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Assistant Director of Care
  • Wallick Communities
  • Toledo, OH
  • Description We need you at The Grove as an Assistant Director of Nursing! Come be a part of the Wallick team where we ar...
  • 2/2/2024 12:00:00 AM

The state is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwest; and Wyoming to the west. The state has 93 counties and is split between two time zones, with the state's eastern half observing Central Time and the western half observing Mountain Time. Three rivers cross the state from west to east. The Platte River, formed by the confluence of the North Platte and the South Platte, runs through the state's central portion, the Niobrara River flows through the northern part, and the Rep...
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Income Estimation for Wound Care Services Director jobs
$155,726 to $258,061

Wound Care Services Director in Albuquerque, NM
A chronic wound is any injury to the skin that does not heal.
January 02, 2020
Wound Care Services Director in Reno, NV
With advanced treatments including hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), debridement, negative pressure therapies, bio-engineered tissues and bio-synthetics, plus dressing selection, special wound care shoes, and patient education, people with non-healing and chronic wounds now have a place to turn.
January 15, 2020
But with Lutheran General Hospital, people with chronic or non-healing wounds can return to a normal lifestyle.
February 09, 2020
Wound Care Services Director in Kansas City, MO
If a wound hasn’t healed after four weeks (30 days) of standard medical care, we consider it a problem wound that needs special attention. Call Coffeyville Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine for an appointment today; no referral necessary.
January 22, 2020