Director of Nursing

Wellpath; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

401k

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Wellpath is seeking a Director of Nursing (DON) to lead nursing services, develop policies, and collaborate with the Medical Director to uphold high standards of patient care. The role requires supervising nursing staff, ensuring regulatory compliance, and fostering professional development within a mission-driven, underserved setting.

The DON will oversee daily operations, budgets, and service delivery across the facility, while driving quality improvement, infection control, and patient safety

Qualifications

• Requires nursing leadership experience and ability to oversee daily operations.
• Experience supervising in an acute care setting recommended.
• CPR certification and RN licensure required.

Responsibilities

• Oversees daily operations and manages budgets, policies, and procedures aligned with facility goals.
• Organizes service delivery, manages resources, and collaborates with departments, families, and visitors.
• Leads quality improvement activities, supervises staff, and serves as a resource to nursing team.
• Monitors safety, evaluates care delivery, and upholds Code of Conduct.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Regulatory compliance

Education

Registered Nurse licensure

Job description

We're on a path to better healthcare.
Join us

Compensation Information: $110,448 - $134,992 / year

Department (Org): Administration

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
• 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
• 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

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 their 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

• O versees daily operations and manages budgets, policies, and procedures to align with facility goals and objectives .
• O rganize s service delivery, manage resources, and collaborate with other departments, facilities, persons served, families, and visitors.
• L eads quality improvement activities, provides direct supervision, and serves as a resource and consultant to nursing staff.
• M onitor s safety issues, evaluate service delivery and staff growth, and adhere to the organization's Code of Conduct.

• D emonstrates 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

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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
• 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

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 their 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

• O versees daily operations and manages budgets, policies, and procedures to align with facility goals and objectives .
• O rganize s service delivery, manage resources, and collaborate with other departments, facilities, persons served, families, and visitors.
• L eads quality improvement activities, provides direct supervision, and serves as a resource and consultant to nursing staff.
• M onitor s safety issues, evaluate service delivery and staff growth, and adhere to the organization's Code of Conduct.

• D emonstrates 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/Certificates

• Have and maintain current licensure as a Registered Nurse within the state of employment.
• Obtain and maintain CPR certification

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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.