RN Nurse Manager, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center

The Clinical Manager is responsible for the coordination of clinical activities of the Wound Care Center including but not limited to use of organizational skills, leadership, planning, implementing, evaluating, and providing patient care through the use of hospital and nursing standards.
Reports to: Director Wound Care
FLSA: Exempt
Education: Associate degree is required. Bachelor's degree is preferred.
Licenses: Current Registered Nurse Licensure
Certifications: Current American Heart Association BLS certification
Minimum Work Experience
Experience in Wound Care, Acute Care Nursing
Required Skills:
Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action; Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing. Must submit to background check and drug screening per hospital policy.
Essential Functions:

• Provides case management to a group of patients providing specific assessments according to protocols and procedures, clinical competence in procedural skills, treatments, and patient/caregiver education related to wound care management.
• Provides HBO patient assessment and chamber operation as required.
• Organizes and prioritizes clinical responsibilities, provides direct supervision to clinical staff, (RN, LPN, MA, Med Assist, etc).
• Collaborates with other health care providers, Wound Care Center Physicians, Program Director, and Medical Director regarding clinic and patient needs.
• Consistently looks at current processes and procedures and identifies and implements areas of improvement while adhering to HIPAA, JCAHO, DOH as well as hospital and DCS requirements.
• Collaborates with Program Director and Medical Director to develop, implement and manage a continuous Performance Improvement Program (PIP).
• Engages in staff development, providing general in services as well as individual instruction and orientation. Provides staff recognition through positive reinforcement and constructive feedback.
• Collaborates with Program Director in coordination of program objectives, from a budgetary and financial perspective.
• Collaborates with Program Director and Medical Director to achieve Wound Care Center quality indicators

Non-Essential Functions: Other Duties as Assigned

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.