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Wellpath

Director of Nursing

Wellpath, Tucker, Arkansas, United States, 72168

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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 In this role, the Director of Nursing (DON) is accountable for developing and implementing nursing policies and procedures that align with best practices and meet regulatory requirements. They work closely with the Medical Director to promote high standards of care and support the professional development of nursing staff to provide quality care to patients.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee daily operations and manage budgets, policies, and procedures to align with facility goals and objectives.

Organize service delivery, manage resources, and collaborate with other departments, facilities, persons served, families, and visitors.

Lead quality improvement activities, provide direct supervision, and serve as a resource and consultant to nursing staff.

Monitor safety issues, evaluate service delivery and staff growth, and adhere to the organization's Code of Conduct.

Demonstrate knowledge of risk management, clinical precautions, infection control, fall prevention, utilization of special procedures, environmental checks, fire disaster procedures, and alternatives to use with regards to seclusion/restraint methods.

Qualifications & Requirements Education

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing

Experience

2 years of supervisory experience in an acute setting recommended

Emergency Room, Communicable Disease, with Medical and Surgical experience preferred

Licenses/Certifications

Have and maintain current licensure as a Registered Nurse within the state of employment.

Obtain and maintain CPR certification

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness. We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are an affirmative action employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.

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.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Health Care Provider

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care

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