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 Regional Nurse Educator is responsible for developing, reviewing, and implementing comprehensive training programs for nursing staff, with a focus on ensuring competence and proficiency in caring for adults with serious and persistent mental illness, substance use disorders, and chronic medical problems. This includes designing and delivering training sessions, evaluating training effectiveness, and providing ongoing support and education to nursing staff to meet the unique needs of the patient population served. The Regional Nurse Educator also collaborates with other healthcare professionals and stakeholders to ensure that nursing staff are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver high-quality care in a compassionate and patient-centered manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and coordinate comprehensive educational programs for nursing staff, including orientation, ongoing curriculum needs, recertification, and continuing education programs to enhance and maintain knowledge and competencies.
•  Ensure all nursing education programs comply with current regulatory requirements and are evidence-based.
• Monitor nursing staff progress in meeting educational goals, maintain training database, and assess and document staff competencies during orientation and annually.
• Collaborate with nursing school programs in the community to provide clinical practice development and placement opportunities for students, including orientation and mentoring during clinical rotations.
• Provide oversight and supervision to Regional Compliance and Accreditation Monitor, assume role of ERMA Committee chairman, and conduct ERMA Super User Trainings and monthly CPR trainings for all employees, while also providing one-on-one training for medical and mental health personnel as needed.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Nursing or other healthcare related field.

Experience

• A minimum of one (1) to two (2) years of experience in psychiatric mental health nursing is required, preferably with an additional two (2) years of educator experience.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills required.
• Experience in Performance Improvement preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• Must hold a current license as a registered nurse in 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.