Director of Nursing - Wound Care (RN)

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Riverview Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Located in Gadsden, Alabama, Riverview Regional Medical Center is a 281-bed acute-care hospital serving more than 350,000 residents in Etowah and the contiguous counties. A full range of services and programs are offered, including the only accredited Cath Lab in Northeast Alabama, Sleep Lab, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center, and Women’s Diagnostic Imaging Center. Riverview Regional Medical Center is accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) and is rated among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for patient safety. Riverview is also the areas highest rated hospital, receiving Four-Stars from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). Originally named Holy Name of Jesus Hospital, Riverview Regional Medical Center was founded in 1917 by the Sisters of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity.  Riverview was purchased by Prime Healthcare in 2016.  Together they continue a mission of providing quality healthcare in the community it so proudly serves. To learn more about Riverview Regional Medical Center and the services it provides, visit www.riverviewregional.com

Responsibilities

The Director is responsible for implementation, ongoing management and strategic growth of the program: outpatient Wound Care Center and HBO as core programs as well as inpatient and SNF programs if implemented. The Director oversees day-to-day program operations and is responsible for: budgeting, revenue and cost management, reimbursement, quality management, performance improvement, marketing and community education, and human resource management. The Director is responsible for maintaining collaborative and consultative Physician and other Provider relationships, integration of programs and creating effective working relationships within the hospital, as well as external to the hospital organization. The Director should also have the ability to operate the Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber if he/she has previous clinical training and experience, and/or is an RN. Ultimately, the Director is accountable for achieving program metrics, and ensuring quality of care.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Nursing or related field.
• Master’s in Healthcare Administration or Business Administration
• Three to five years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Ability to manipulate various types of electronic and clinical equipment.
• Ability to operate specialty equipment related to area of expertise and to perform computer tasks at a "users" level.
• Must possess the ability to interact and to communicate in English, both orally and written, with all levels of staff, physicians, patients, and families in an effective manner, based on the patient’s willingness to and ability to learn.
• Must be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.
• Possesses the knowledge of growth and development appropriate to the patient population served as well as the knowledge to perform treatments and interpret data specific to that patient group.

Employment Status

Shift

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf