Wound Care Medical Director
Position Summary
The Wound Care Medical Director provides clinical leadership and oversight for wound care services, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based patient care and regulatory compliance. This role combines direct patient care with programmatic leadership, quality improvement, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to optimize wound healing outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide medical direction and clinical oversight for wound care services
- Deliver direct patient care for acute and chronic wounds, including complex and non-healing wounds
- Establish and oversee evidence-based wound care protocols and treatment pathways
- Supervise and collaborate with wound care clinicians, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, and ancillary services
- Review clinical outcomes, documentation quality, and adherence to standards of care
- Participate in quality improvement, performance measurement, and patient safety initiatives
- Support compliance with regulatory, accreditation, and documentation requirements
- Collaborate with hospital leadership, surgeons, podiatry, infectious disease, and primary care providers
- Provide education and mentorship to wound care team members
- Participate in program development, growth initiatives, and service line planning
- Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant medical documentation
Practice Setting
- Hospital-based wound care center, outpatient clinic, or integrated wound care program
- May include inpatient consultative services
- Schedule includes clinical and administrative responsibilities
Patient Population
- Adult patients with acute, chronic, and complex wounds
- Conditions may include diabetic foot ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, pressure injuries, surgical wounds, and ischemic wounds
Qualifications
- MD or DO from an accredited medical school
- Completion of an accredited residency program (e.g., Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Surgery, or related specialty)
- Board certified or board eligible in primary specialty
- Experience or training in wound care management required
- Eligible for unrestricted medical licensure in the practicing state
- DEA registration or eligibility
Skills & Competencies
- Expertise in advanced wound care and healing principles
- Strong clinical leadership and program management skills
- Knowledge of regulatory and accreditation standards related to wound care
- Excellent communication and interdisciplinary collaboration abilities
- Commitment to evidence-based, patient-centered care
Work Environment
- Wound care center and/or hospital clinical setting
- Multidisciplinary, team-based care model
- Emphasis on quality outcomes, safety, and program excellence