Surgery and Wound Care Clinic Manager

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 comprisedof:

Citizens Medical Center- a 25 bed critical access hospital

Family Center for Health Care- an outpatient ruralhealth clinic

PrairieSenior- 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 equipmentbusiness

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 practicesensuring 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 youll 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 -
  
• Bachelors or Masters 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 1000 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 needassistancetocompletethis application or during any phase of the application interview or employment process please notify the Human Resources Department or visittheiroffice located at 100 E. College Drive in the Annex building. Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate your needs in a timely manner.

Required Experience:

Manager