Director of Nursing

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Job description

Compensation Range:
$136,032 - $159,952 / year

You Matter:
• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:
• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:
• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us:
Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to "Always Do The Right Thing!", and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference:
The Director of Nursing oversees the comprehensive organization, execution, and assessment of nursing services within a facility, offering proficient leadership and direction to licensed and unlicensed nursing personnel while upholding adherence to regulatory frameworks including Title 9, HIPAA, and CARF. This role entails superintending top-notch client care, adept resource management, interdepartmental collaboration, and engagement with medical practitioners, all while advocating for the facility. In charge of departmental protocols, policies, and benchmarks, the Director of Nursing plays a pivotal role in daily operations and staff coordination, particularly in mental health rehabilitation centers boasting 42 beds or more, without charge nurse obligations.

Key Responsibilities:
Directs and manages all aspects of Mental Health Rehabilitation Center Nursing programs and services, developing new strategies and programs based on community needs while ensuring adherence to current nursing practice standards, facility philosophy, and state/federal regulations.

Provides leadership and oversight for adult nursing and behavioral health services, supervising licensed and unlicensed nursing staff, participating in policy development, and ensuring sound fiscal and quality management principles.

Represents the facility in legislative forums, establishes working relationships with agencies and organizations, conducts public presentations, and oversees professional continuing education for nursing staff.

Oversees nursing schedules, admission, and discharge processes, conducts nursing assessments and treatment planning, and monitors client progress, while also implementing infection control programs and responding to inspection surveys.

Performs audits, monitors critical nursing processes, reviews consultant reports for clinical issues, and ensures comprehensive documentation compliance, including care plans, clinical notes, and incident reports.

Qualifications & Requirements:
Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related health care or medical services.

Experience

One year of managerial experience in the last five years required.

Experience in a Psychiatric facility strongly preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

Registered Nurse in the state of employment

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn't seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

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