Clinical Director

Cincinnati, United States | Posted on 10/13/2026

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 serviceline. This position combines hands‑on clinical work with strategic leadership,requiring regular travel to partner facilities and collaboration withcross-functional teams.

• Leadthe 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 thatmay impair healing.
• Monitor and improve clinical outcomes, documentation quality, procedure volume,and financial performance.
• Ownand 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-termcare partners.
• Support team development, retention, and certification compliance.
• Travel regularly to partner facilities to provide hands‑on oversight, mentorship,and program support.

• 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
  5years of clinical wound care experience
  , including hands‑on performance of debridement and skin graft procedures.
• Minimum2–3years of clinical leadership, supervisory, or program management experience
  overseeing other clinicians.
• Experience providing wound care in
  skilled nursing, assisted living, orlong‑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.
• Abilityto travel regularly to partner facilities across multiple states.

Success in this role will be measured by performance in the following areas:

• Billing capture rate
• Reduction in avoidable wound-related hospitalizations and ED visits
• Contribution to ACO quality metrics and care coordination goals

• Time-to-fillopen roles
• Certification compliance

• Facility satisfaction
• Growthin number of partner facilities and regions

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, KPIreview, quality improvement, and coordination with leadership.