Wound Care Nurse Practitioner Program Director

Quick Facts

• Role: Wound Care Nurse Practitioner (Program Director)

• Setting: Hospital clinic / post-acute / long-term care (outpatient and inpatient)

• Schedule: 40 hours/week

• On-call: No

• Salary: $145,600–$218,400 annually

Description

Lead the development of a comprehensive wound care program across acute, long-term care, ambulatory, and post-acute settings while providing direct patient care within your NP scope. Supervise a wound care nurse and collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure consistent, best-practice wound treatment protocols. Improve healing outcomes through program oversight, documentation, patient education, and QAPI participation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced wound care services across multiple care environments

• Round on patients, evaluate wound healing, and initiate treatment plans

• Document care and communicate with attending providers

• Educate patients and families on wound management

• Develop and oversee wound care program protocols and quality standards

• Supervise wound care staff and coordinate with physicians, nursing, rehab, and home health teams

• Monitor outcomes and support continuous quality improvement (QAPI)

Requirements

• Active, unrestricted NP license in California

• BSN, MSN, or equivalent clinical background

• 5+ years wound care experience (preferably hospital and post-acute)

• Clinical leadership experience with protocols/policies/outcome monitoring

• QAPI experience (Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement)

• Familiarity with federal and state wound-care regulations for SNF, hospital, and outpatient clinics

• 1+ year program development/implementation preferred (2+ years supervisory/program management preferred)

• Wound care certification (e.g., CWCA, CWS, NAWCO/WCEI, WCC)

• Strong communication, coordination, and supervisory skills

• Effective English communication skills

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with sign-on and productivity bonus (where permitted)

• Comprehensive benefits: health, dental, vision, retirement, vacation/sick time

• Flexible work arrangements and optional 4-day work week

• Professional development and leadership opportunities

• Relocation support with temporary housing