Citizens Health is recruiting a registered nurse to work full-time as the Surgery and Wound Clinic Manager.
Our Mission: Enhancing the lives of those we serve.
About Us: Citizens Health is a community based, private, not-for-profit organization. It is comprised of:
Citizens Medical Center - a 25 bed critical access hospital
Family Center for Health Care - an outpatient rural health clinic
Prairie Senior - a skilled nursing facility
Citizens Clubhouse - an onsite childcare center that cares for children 6 weeks to school age for our workforce
Citizens Medical Equipment - our durable medical equipment business
Palace Drug Store - our outpatient pharmacy
We strive to be progressive, dependable and knowledgeable, while providing compassionate, evidence-based care to the residents of northwest Kansas.
Location: 100 E College Ave, Colby, Kansas
Position Information: The Surgery & Wound Clinic Manager is responsible for the clinical and operational leadership of the surgical and wound care clinic. This role ensures high standards of care, staff competence, and smooth coordination between surgical and outpatient wound management settings. This leader collaborates with physicians, infection prevention, and clinical teams to maintain efficient surgical operations and support evidence-based wound care practices—ensuring optimal patient outcomes and compliance with all safety and regulatory requirements.
Days: Monday through Friday
Hours: 8 am to 5 pm
Pay Range: Dependent upon experience.
What you’ll do:
- Supervise and support a multidisciplinary team including RNs, LPNs, techs, and ancillary staff.
- Supervise nursing care and treatment protocols for patients with chronic, surgical, diabetic, and pressure-related wounds.
- Collaborate with wound care providers to implement best practices and monitor patient outcomes.
- Ensure documentation, treatment plans, and follow-up care are accurately recorded and communicated.
- Lead recruitment, onboarding, competency development, and performance evaluations.
- Create and maintain a collaborative, patient-focused work environment.
- Ensure departmental compliance with all relevant regulations (CMS, OSHA, The Joint Commission).
- Support data collection for quality metrics such as surgical site infections (SSIs), wound healing rates, and patient satisfaction.
- Assist in budgeting for equipment, staffing, and supply needs in both the OR and wound care areas.
- Monitor inventory, control costs, and optimize resource utilization without compromising care quality.
- Complete other duties, as assigned.
What you bring to the table:
- Required -
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensed in Kansas (or eligible for licensure).
- Minimum of 5 years of nursing experience, with at least 2 years in perioperative or wound care settings.
- Prior leadership or charge nurse experience.
- Strong understanding of OR protocols, infection prevention, and wound management practices.
- Preferred -
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing or Health Care Administration.
- Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN or WCC) or CNOR certification.
- Experience in rural healthcare or critical access hospital settings.
- Knowledge of EMR systems and surgical scheduling software.
- Customer and personal service to include meeting needs, assess and resolve issues, meet quality standards for services, and evaluate satisfaction
To be successful within our organization you will need to:
- Self-starter who takes initiative, is open minded and a team player
- Maintain a positive attitude with good energy
- Create a positive, supportive working atmosphere
- Display integrity and accountability
- Accept and respond to constructive criticism and suggestions and strives for self-improvement
- Adhere to organization policies and procedures
- Arrive at work on time and when scheduled
- Demonstrate flexibility, initiative and ingenuity in performing job tasks
- Demonstrate professional conduct and maintains professional appearance
- Demonstrate behavior that reflects the image of the institution
- Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment
Typical Working Conditions:
Requires sitting at a desk while answering the telephone, placing phone calls and scheduling appointments on a computer.
Available Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance available
- Pre-Tax and Roth Contributions
- Automatic 6% salary deferral upon employment
- Regular and matching contributions after one-year and 1,000 hours worked
- Provide Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Full-time coverage - equal to two times employees annual income
- Part-time coverage - one-time annual income
- Differential and Certification Pay
- Eligible employees receive shift, weekend and holiday differential pay
- Other Benefits
- On-site child care services
- Funeral leave
- Health Savings Account
- Dependent, Medical and Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Accounts
- The Standard Group Insurance
- Discounted membership rate for MASA
- Many More!
Citizens Medical Center, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or discharge history, or any other characteristic protected by law.
I understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for CMCI to hire me. If I am hired, I understand that either CMCI or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of CMCI has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.
Citizens Medical Center, Inc. implements a Drug Free Workplace Program. Drug testing is required of applicants in accordance with relevant laws.
If you need assistance to complete this application or during any phase of the application, interview, or employment process, please notify the Human Resources Department (785) 460-4842, or visit their office located at 100 E. College Drive in the Annex building. Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate your needs in a timely manner.