Director of Nursing (DON) | Washington State Prison | $103K+ | Day shift
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Centurion Health
Davisboro, GA, US
Summary
The Director of Nursing oversees all nursing operations, leading a team of RNs, LPNs, and CNAs to ensure safe and efficient patient care. This role focuses on maintaining compliance standards, managing staffing, and promoting a professional culture within a correctional healthcare setting.
Job Description
Job Details: Job Location: GA, Davisboro - Washington State Prison - Davisboro, GA, Position Type: Full-Time, Education Level: Bachelor's Degree, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Nursing Professional & Support, Location: Washington State Prison | Davisboro, GA
Employer: Centurion Health
Position: Director of Nursing
Salary: $103K+
Employment Type: Full-Time | Monday-Friday | 7:00 AM -4:30 PM
Schedule: Monday–Friday
Position Overview
Centurion Health is seeking an experienced Director of Nursing to oversee nursing operations at Washington State Prison | Davisboro, GA. The Director of Nursing is responsible for leading the nursing department, supporting clinical operations, ensuring appropriate staffing coverage, maintaining compliance standards, and promoting a strong culture of accountability, professionalism, and patient-centered correctional healthcare. This role requires a strong nursing leader who can manage a complex healthcare environment, support staff development, work closely with site leadership, and maintain effective communication with clinical, administrative, and operational teams.
Why Work as a Director of Nursing at Washington State Prison?
This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a high-need healthcare environment. The Director of Nursing will play a key role in supporting patient care, improving nursing operations, and strengthening the overall clinical team.
Correctional healthcare is a unique setting where strong leadership matters. For the right person, this role offers stability, professional growth, and the opportunity to lead with purpose.
Benefits
Centurion Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees, which may include:
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability options
• Continuing education opportunities
• Career growth and advancement opportunities
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Qualifications: Key Responsibilities
The Director of Nursing will be responsible for:
Providing leadership and oversight for nursing staff, including RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and other clinical support team members.
Ensuring nursing services are delivered safely, efficiently, and in compliance with company policies, facility procedures, and regulatory standards.
Supporting daily clinical operations, staffing needs, scheduling, and workflow coordination.
Partnering with site leadership, the HSA, medical providers, and regional leadership to address clinical and operational concerns.
Monitoring nursing documentation, medication administration processes, infection control practices, and patient care standards.
Coaching, mentoring, and holding nursing staff accountable for performance, professionalism, and compliance.
Assisting with audits, corrective action plans, quality improvement initiatives, and readiness for internal or external reviews.
Supporting recruitment, onboarding, training, and retention of nursing staff.
Helping identify process gaps and implementing solutions that improve patient care, staff performance, and facility operations.
Promoting a professional, team-oriented environment in a correctional healthcare setting.
Minimum Qualifications
Active Registered Nurse license in Georgia or a compact state.
Current CPR/BLS certification.
Prior nursing leadership experience required.
Strong background in clinical operations, staff supervision, compliance, and quality improvement.
Ability to lead in a fast-paced, secure correctional healthcare environment.
Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with medical, administrative, custody, and regional leadership teams.
Preferred Experience
Correctional healthcare
Behavioral health
Emergency Room
Med/Surg
Acute care
Leadership roles such as DON, ADON, Nurse Manager, HSA, House Supervisor, or Charge Nurse
Managing large teams or multi-shift nursing operations
Survey readiness, audits, compliance, or corrective action planning
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Centurion Health is a leading provider of correctional healthcare services and clinical workforce solutions, delivering care to incarcerated and justice-involved populations and helping healthcare agencies maintain access to qualified professionals in some of healthcare's most challenging and mission-critical environments.
Company size
10,001+ employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Public Company
Headquarters
Sterling, Virginia
