Director of Wound Care

Shifts Available: Days

Employment Type: Full Time

Hours: 8 hour – 8:00am to 5:00pm

Location: Providence Medical Center; Kansas City, Kansas

• Health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Paid vacation, sick time and holidays
• Bereavement leave, FMLA and other leave options
• Employer 401K options
• Tuition reimbursement options
• Life, disability, and other insurance options
• Many other amazing benefits

• The Director is responsible for implementation, ongoing management and strategic growth of the program: outpatient Wound Care Center and HBO as core programs as well as inpatient and SNF programs if implemented.
• The Director oversees day-to-day program operations and is responsible for: budgeting, revenue and cost management, reimbursement, quality management, performance improvement, marketing and community education, and human resource management.
• The Director is responsible for maintaining collaborative and consultative Physician and other Provider relationships, integration of programs and creating effective working relationships within the hospital, as well as external to the hospital organization.
• The Director should also have the ability to operate the Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber if he/she has previous clinical training and experience, and/or is an RN.
• Ultimately, the Director is accountable for achieving program metrics, and ensuring quality of care.

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Nursing or related field. Master's in Healthcare Administration or Business Administration preferred.
• Experience: Three to five years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Essential Technical/Motor Skills: Ability to manipulate various types of electronic and clinical equipment. Ability to operate specialty equipment related to area of expertise and to perform computer tasks at a "users" level.
• Interpersonal Skills: Must possess the ability to interact and to communicate in English, both orally and written, with all levels of staff, physicians, patients, and families in an effective manner, based on the patient?s willingness to and ability to learn. Must be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
• Age-Specific Criteria: Possesses the knowledge and the skills necessary to provide care appropriate to any age-related needs of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. Possesses the knowledge of growth and development appropriate to the patient population served as well as the knowledge to perform treatments and interpret data specific to that patient group.