Director of Outpatient Nursing & Wound Care

Description

Position Summary

The Director of Outpatient Nursing and Wound Care provides operational, clinical, and administrative leadership for the ambulatory wound care clinic, outpatient nursing services, and infusion center. This role is responsible for ensuring safe, high-quality, patient-centered care while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards, accreditation requirements, and organizational policies.

The Director oversees nursing and support staff, department operations, staffing, budgeting, quality improvement initiatives, policy development, and patient safety programs. Responsibilities include coordination of outpatient infusion therapies, wound care treatments, and specialty nursing services while promoting efficient workflows, interdisciplinary collaboration, and excellent customer service.

The Director also supports staff education, competency validation, regulatory readiness, and program development while collaborating with providers and ancillary departments to optimize patient outcomes, continuity of care, and community access to ambulatory healthcare services.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Arizona.
• Minimum of 3 years of clinical nurse experience in the acute care setting, nursing leadership or management experience.
• Maintains current CPR Certification from the American Heart Association (Healthcare Provider) required or other approved educational programs.
• Maintains current ACLS Certification from the American Heart Association (Healthcare Provider) or other approved educational programs within one (1) month of hire.
• Wound Care Certificate required. New hires have a 3-month allowance to acquire certification.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Proficiency with electronic health records (EHR) and healthcare documentation systems.
• Must have the mental and physical ability to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, the essential functions of the job.
• Ability to lift, carry, pull, & push 50 pounds.
• Language proficiency in English, with excellent written and verbal fluency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); Master's degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or related field preferred.
• Clinical experience in ambulatory care, infusion services, wound care, or related specialty area.
• Previous Meditech experience or other related electronic records systems.
• Experience with staffing, budgeting, quality improvement initiatives, policy development, and performance management.