Clinical Director

MedLead Careers LLC; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

MedLead Careers LLC in Cincinnati, OH is seeking an experienced Director of Wound Care (Nurse Practitioner) to lead our wound care service line across partnered skilled nursing, assisted living, and long-term care facilities. This role combines hands-on clinical work with strategic leadership and requires travel to partner facilities.

The Director will maintain clinical competency in advanced wound procedures, mentor clinicians, drive quality improvement, and own performance metrics and KPI

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted NP license in Kentucky, West Virginia, or Ohio.
• Board certification in wound care (WCC/CWCN/CWS or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years of clinical wound care experience, including debridement and graft procedures.
• Minimum 2–3 years in clinical leadership, supervision, or program management.
• Experience delivering 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 procedures.
• Strong clinical judgment, leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel regularly to partner facilities across multiple states.

Responsibilities

• Lead the wound care service line with clinical oversight, operational performance, and growth strategy.
• Maintain indirect clinical competency in advanced wound procedures including debridement and grafting.
• Oversee clinicians performing debridement and skin substitute/graft procedures.
• Establish and maintain clinical protocols for wound assessment, planning, and escalation per evidence-based guidelines.
• Ensure appropriate diagnostic workup (labs, vascular studies, imaging, cultures) as clinically indicated.
• Support clinicians in identifying underlying causes of wounds and factors impacting healing.
• Monitor and improve clinical outcomes, documentation quality, and financial performance.
• Own and review the KPI dashboard for the wound care service line.
• Collaborate with partner facilities to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and ED visits.
• Travel regularly to partner facilities to provide hands-on oversight, mentorship, and program support.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner license

Wound care leadership

Clinical leadership

CMS documentation knowledge

Travel readiness

Education

Nurse Practitioner license (KY, WV, or OH)

Board certification in wound care (WCC/CWCN/CWS)

Job description

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

Director of Wound Care - Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and clinically strongDirectorof Wound Careto lead our wound care service line across partneredskilled nursing, assisted living, and long-term care facilities. This role isresponsible for bothclinical oversight and operational leadership,including advanced wound procedures, team mentorship, quality improvement, andservice line growth.

The Director of Wound Care will maintain clinical competencyin advanced wound care procedures, provide direct oversight of cliniciansperforming 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadthe wound care service line, including clinical oversight, operationalperformance, and growth strategy.
  
• Maintaindirect clinical competency in advanced wound procedures, includingdebridement and skin graft application.
  
• Overseeand mentor wound care clinicians performing sharp, mechanical, andenzymatic debridement, as well as skin substitute/graft procedures.
  
• Establishand maintain clinical protocols for wound assessment, staging, treatmentplanning, and escalation based on evidence-based guidelines.
  
• Ensureappropriate diagnostic workup is ordered, including labs, vascularstudies, imaging, and cultures as clinically indicated.
  
• Supportclinicians in identifying the underlying causes of wounds and factors thatmay impair healing.
  
• Monitorand improve clinical outcomes, documentation quality, procedure volume,and financial performance.
  
• Ownand review the KPI dashboard for the wound care service line.
  
• Ensureaccurate documentation, coding, and billing for wound care procedures.
  
• Collaboratewith partner facilities to improve wound outcomes and reduce avoidablehospitalizations and emergency department visits.
  
• Buildstrong relationships with skilled nursing, assisted living, and long-termcare partners.
  
• Supportteam development, retention, and certification compliance.
  
• Travelregularly to partner facilities to provide hands‑on oversight, mentorship,and program support.
  

Required Qualifications

• Active,unrestrictedNurse Practitioner (NP) licensein Kentucky,West Virginia, or Ohio; multi‑state licensure strongly preferred.
  
• Currentboard certification in wound care (such asWCC, CWCN, CWS, orequivalent recognized certification).
  
• Minimum5years of clinical wound care experience, including hands‑onperformance of debridement and skin graft procedures.
  
• Minimum2–3years of clinical leadership, supervisory, or program managementexperienceoverseeing other clinicians.
  
• Experienceproviding wound care inskilled nursing, assisted living, orlong‑term caresettings.
  
• Workingknowledge ofCMS documentation and billing requirementsfordebridement, skin substitute/graft application, and related procedures.
  
• Strongclinical judgment, leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
  
• Abilityto travel regularly to partner facilities across multiple states.
  

Performance Expectations

Success in this role will be measured by performance in thefollowing areas:

Financial & Value-Based Care

• Billingcapture rate
  
• Reductionin avoidable wound-related hospitalizations and ED visits
  
• Contributionto ACO quality metrics and care coordination goals
  

Team & Retention

• Time-to-fillopen roles
  
• Certificationcompliance
  

Partner & Facility Relations

• Facilitysatisfaction
  
• Growthin number of partner facilities and regions
  

This role combines clinical fieldwork with programleadership. The Director of Wound Care will spend time in the field supportingpartner facilities, performing or overseeing advanced wound procedures, andmentoring clinical staff. Additional time will be spent on strategy, KPIreview, quality improvement, and coordination with leadership.