Clinical Director

Zohorecruit; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit seeks 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. The role blends hands-on clinical work with strategic leadership and requires regular travel to partner facilities.

The incumbent will oversee advanced wound procedures, mentor clinicians, own performance metrics, ensure compliant documentation and billing, and drive service growth while improving

Qualifications

• Active NP license with multi-state preference.
• Board certification in wound care (WCC/CWCN/CWS or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on wound care experience.
• Minimum 2–3 years in clinical leadership or program management.
• Experience in skilled nursing/long-term care settings.
• Familiarity with CMS documentation and billing for wound care procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the wound care service line across partner facilities, focused on clinical oversight and growth.
• Maintain clinical competency in advanced wound procedures and mentor staff.
• Oversee clinicians in debridement, skin grafting, and related procedures.
• Establish and maintain evidence-based wound assessment, treatment planning, and escalation protocols.
• Ensure appropriate diagnostic workups and documentation, including labs and imaging.
• Support clinicians in identifying wound etiologies and healing barriers.
• Monitor and improve clinical outcomes, documentation quality, and financial performance.
• Own and review the KPI dashboard for the wound care service line.
• Ensure accurate documentation, coding, and billing for procedures.
• Collaborate with partner facilities to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and ED visits.
• Foster relationships with SNFs, AL, and LTC partners; oversee team development and certification compliance.
• Travel regularly to partner facilities for hands-on oversight and mentorship.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Wound care experience

CMS documentation knowledge

Travel ability

Communication

Organizational skills

Decision making

Education

Nurse Practitioner license (NP)

Job description

Cincinnati, United States | Posted on 09/24/2026

Director of Wound Care - Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and clinically strong Directorof Wound Care to lead our wound care service line across partneredskilled nursing, assisted living, and long-term care facilities. This role isresponsible for both clinical 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,unrestricted Nurse Practitioner (NP) license in Kentucky,West Virginia, or Ohio; multi-state licensure strongly preferred.
  
• Currentboard certification in wound care (such as WCC, CWCN, CWS, orequivalent recognized certification).
  
• Minimum 5years of clinical wound care experience, including hands-onperformance of debridement and skin graft procedures.
  
• Minimum 2–3years of clinical leadership, supervisory, or program managementexperience overseeing other clinicians.
  
• Experienceproviding wound care in skilled nursing, assisted living, orlong-term care settings.
  
• Workingknowledge of CMS documentation and billing requirements fordebridement, 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.