Home Health Director of Nursing

About Abby Care

Our mission is to redefine care for the most vulnerable. The healthcare system is failing the underserved. We are transforming the healthcare experience for low-income families through cutting edge technology and operations. Abby Care is a leading provider of home health services, dedicated to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care to families and individuals in the comfort of their homes.

What makes us the home health provider of the 21st century:

• Digital health integrations - We leverage telehealth to give our clinical teams superpowers. We build technology to decrease clinical burnout and improve the measurement of health outcomes.
  
• Clinical excellence - We strive to deliver the best-in class care to our families. Our culture encourages clinical growth and emphasizes quality in all our clinical processes.
  
• Parent training and support - We believe that parents are key to a child's wellbeing and health. Our care model incorporates family support into treatment plans.

The Role

We're looking for a passionate nursing leader to join us as a Director of Nursing. You will report to the Head of Nursing. This is a Full-time Hybrid opportunity based in Springfield, MA. The Director of Nursing (DON) leads and directs clinical operations within the home health sector, ensuring the delivery of exceptional patient care, regulatory compliance, and staff performance. As a senior leader, the DON collaborates with executive leadership to drive strategic initiatives, fosters a culture of excellence and empathy, and champions the growth and development of the clinical team. This role oversees all clinical operations and provides critical leadership to clinic leads, case managers, and supporting staff, ensuring alignment with Abby Care’s mission and core values.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and inspire a team of RNs. You'll be involved in hiring and training the best RN case managers. You’ll build systems for accountability and quality.
• Set high clinical operations and expectations and process improvements. You'll be focused on creating best-in-class clinical processes and ensuring your team upholds the highest standards of clinical excellence.
• Build foundation for gathering clinical data. You’ll be responsible for defining processes for proper data gathering of clinical metrics and patient improvement.
• Partner with operations, technology, and product teams across Abby Care. You'll be a critical voice for pushing initiatives to further our mission.

The Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required; Master’s in Nursing (MSN) preferred
• Current, unrestricted registered nurse licensed in the state of Massachusetts or multistate/compact state eligibility if applicable
• Must reside in Massachusetts, preferably in the Springfield area with a valid driver's license
• 3+ years of nursing experience and 1-2 years of supervisory and management
• Experience in home health and health service administration
• Proven success in managing clinical teams, regulatory compliance, and quality improvement initiatives

Who We're Looking For

This role would be a fit for you if you have the following:

• Leadership and people management skills.
  • You have managed a clinical team with direct reports for at least 2 years with a demonstrated ability to define structure for a team.
  • You are able to command your team's respect and push the team for growth.
  • You are a talent magnet and able to bring together the best clinical talent.
• Clinical expertise.
  • You embody thoroughness when it comes to crafting a culture of clinical excellence.
  • You are known for high standards and consistently increasing it for yourself and your clinical team.
  • You can create clinical processes to achieve high reliability (approach zero harm).  You have built clinical protocols and implemented process improvements.
• Team-player and beginner's mindset.
  • You embrace being part of a team and are curious about how clinical decisions impact other teams such as product, engineering, marketing, etc. and vice versa.
  • You are excited to be exposed to and have a say in multiple company functions.
  • You have a low ego and are willing to learn. You are willing to admit mistakes and have an open mindset to new avenues of problem-solving.
    
• Compassion for children and families.
  
  • You are absolutely relentless about putting our Wellspring families first. You have gone at all lengths to support families and truly view your profession as an opportunity to help the most vulnerable children.
  • You view empathy as a part of your core skillset. The 100th family you work with still brings the same joy and attentiveness as the 1st family you worked with.
    
• Force of nature.
  • You are able to solve problems and help drive critical goals under ambiguity and constraints. You have demonstrated initiative throughout your career and life.
    
    

Our Value Prop to You

• Highly-competitive compensation with sign-on bonus, company equity, and benefits. Unlike traditional providers, all members of Wellspring's clinical team receive company equity (stocks) and salaries that are above industry standards. Our clinicians are a critical part of our team, and we strive to reflect this through ownership and pay.
  
• Environment for advancement and growth. You will have the opportunity to drive great impact and gain exposure to all functions of the company. At Wellspring, you can flex multiple realms of your skillset and creativity.
  
• Be at the forefront of innovation. We are leading the change in home health. Wellspring is supported by world-class investors and phenomenal digital health leaders of this decade.
  
• An energizing, compassionate team. Our team cares deeply about each other. We strive to elevate and uplift each other in our day-to-day work to do the best for our families. We don't believe in bureaucratic nonsense.
  
• Supporting your wellbeing. We provide benefits to allow you to do your best work:
• Competitive medical, vision, dental, 401K, and life insurance
• Work from home options
• Tools for telehealth, such as a MacBook and iPad
• Generous paid time off (PTO), company holidays, and paid parental leave 
• Paid company trips and team bonding retreats

This is a Full-time position with an anticipated compensation of $110,000-$150,000 annual salary + bonus and benefits.