Job Description

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

As the Regional Director of Operations, you will be responsible for managing personnel, clients, clinical quality, and operations for the jails in your region. You will oversee the allocation of healthcare funds to ensure the highest quality of care is delivered to the inmates under your care, while meeting or exceeding commitments to stakeholders. Your role will involve providing guidance, support, and direction to HSAs and clinical staff, sharing key performance information with clients, and collaborating with all functions in the corporate office to ensure seamless operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor, support and evaluate HSAs, ensuring that facilities under management achieve clinical, service, and operating objectives, while maintaining adherence to contract, P&Ps, rules, and regulations.
• Liaise with corporate functions and external community partners to ensure program success, coordinate and attend Quality Assurance meetings, and participate in the accreditation/compliance process.
• Oversee the referral process, drug formulary compliance, and the off-site referral process, as well as participate in the development of the annual operating plan.
• Monitor compliance to staffing plans, manage changes to staffing plans, and authorize equipment purchases as needed.
• Manage key operating metrics, including staffing/schedules/payroll, labor, supply, pharmacy, and staff retention, and provide regular written communications on key performance indicators, statistics, and important developments.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare or related field.
• Master’s Degree preferred.

Experience:

• Five plus years of experience in healthcare operations management required, correctional health experience preferred.
• Multi-site management experience required.

Licenses/Certifications:

• None required.

Additional Details

**South Central territory includes: TN, KY, VA, NC, SC, and Indianapolis

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

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

Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Work at office, Local area

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