Wound Care Manager
Norton Healthcare
Wound Care Manager
Norton Healthcare
Not-for-profit hospital system with clinics
The Manager, Wound Care serves as a leader and clinical resource/consultant in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for patients with ostomies, wounds, fistulae, incontinence, and actual or potential skin breakdown. This professional nurse leader focuses on safe and effective patient- and family-centered care, customer satisfaction and quality outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
Ensures compliance with regulatory agency standards & policies; supports patient safety & a non-punitive reporting environment; participates in quality improvement process; articulates the link between organization metrics & national quality initiatives/metrics; monitors environment for areas of risk & liability.
Manages financial resources based on business plans/general accounting principles; develops & implements retention strategies; provides coaching, counseling, & mentoring; promotes a safe staff & patient environment; participates in evaluation of technology.
Communicates effectively; builds trusting collaborative relationships with staff, peers, physicians, and other services/disciplines. Fosters an environment that recognizes & values diversity; represents the organization & provides consultation to the community; promotes shared decision making; promotes community involvement.
Holds self & others accountable for actions & outcomes; creates an environment where professional & personal growth is an expectation; creates an environment for high ethical standards; utilizes evidence based practice; ensures nurses are actively involved in decisions that affect their practice; participations in professional organizations.
Provides leadership in building loyalty & commitment; serves as a professional role model & mentor; develops a succession plan for their own position; serves as a change agent; adapts leadership style to situational needs.
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Not-for-profit hospital system with clinics
Norton Healthcare runs a not-for-profit health system serving adults and children in Kentucky and Southern Indiana, with five Louisville hospitals, affiliated facilities, and hundreds of clinics. It delivers inpatient and outpatient care across general and specialty services (heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedics, women’s and pediatric care) and uses telehealth and urgent care centers to reach patients at about 350 locations. The network relies on a large medical staff and ongoing clinical research to connect patients with trials and advanced treatments. Its aim is to provide broad, accessible care across the region while prioritizing community health and inclusive care, as reflected in its recognized LGBTQ+ equality and disability inclusion efforts.
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