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Assistant Director of Nursing

Wellpath • Malvern, AR • 1d ago

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 Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)is responsible formanaging and supervising the nursing staff and operations of the facility to ensure that patients receiveappropriate healthcareservices. They work collaboratively with the Director of Nursing (DON) and other members of the healthcare team to oversee and implement nursing policies and procedures. The ADON also ensures compliance with regulatory guidelines andmaintainsa safe and healthy environment for patients and staff.

Key Responsibilities

Supervises nursing staff, including performance reviews, hiring, and disciplinary action.

Evaluates patient care quality and implements improvement initiatives, collaborating with Nurse Managers and DON.

Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and organization policies and procedures.

Participates in policy and procedure development and hospital-wide employee orientations.

Providesprofessional nursing care as needed to respond to workload demands or staffing shortages.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursingor related field.

Master's degreepreferred

Experience

Three (3) years' experience in psychiatric inpatient setting with anadditionaltwo (2) years of supervisory experience.

Two (2) years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience working exclusively with individuals diagnosed with mental illness or multiple disabilities.

Regulatory agency knowledge including The Joint Commission, DHSS, Centers for Medicaid/Medicare Services is preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse within the state of employment.

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 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.

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.

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Job 26-188396

Facility AR DOC Ouachita River CU

Type Full-Time

Shift Day 8 hour

Recruiter : Full Name: First Last Madeline Blandford

Recruiter : Email MBlandford@Wellpath.us

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