Director of Nursing- EDWP

Visiting Nurse Health System Inc • Atlanta, GA

43d • $98,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Visiting Nurse Health System is looking for an experienced and mission-driven Director of Nursing - EDWP to provide strategic leadership and oversight of community-based nursing teams, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and patient-centered care. Develops nursing policies, manages clinical and non-clinical leaders, oversees assessments, quality, regulatory compliance, and training, and partners with executive leadership and interdisciplinary teams to improve operations, productivity, safety, and continuous improvement. This in-office position is based at our Hartsfield or Marietta office, Monday through Friday.

For more than 78 years, Visiting Nurse Health System has been a trusted leader in caring for Atlanta. As a non-profit provider of home healthcare, long-term care at home, hospice, and palliative care services, we help patients and families receive the support they need where they feel most comfortable—at home. Here, your work is more than a job; it is an opportunity to lead with purpose, make a meaningful impact, and improve lives across the communities we serve.

Our vision is to be the first choice for patients, families, payers, and healthcare providers seeking home healthcare services. We are committed to exceptional patient and employee satisfaction, strong community partnerships, coordinated care solutions, workforce development, and innovative technologies that improve affordability and access to care. We strive to be a place where healthcare professionals are proud to work, supported in their growth, and empowered to do their best work. For more information on our organization, please visit us here [https://vnhs.org/].

We are looking for leaders who bring our values to life every day—in the way they support their teams, serve members, collaborate with partners, and lead through change.

Respect & Integrity - We practice the highest ethical standards and honor our commitments. We are fair, transparent, honest, and person-centered in all our actions. We value the beliefs and opinions of our diverse community of patients and employees.
Excellence - We are committed to delivering the best outcomes and highest quality service through the dedicated efforts of every team member. We are committed to continuous improvement in all that we do and strive to be leaders for others to emulate.
Stewardship - We enhance the lives of those we serve through responsible planning and management of the resources entrusted to us, with each of us contributing toward a shared purpose.
Care – We provide compassionate, person-centered care while respecting individual physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

The Director of Nursing for Visiting Nurse Health Systems’ (VNHS) Elderly and Disabled Waiver Program (EDWP) strategizes, leads, develops, and evaluates community-based nursing teams to ensure clinicians deliver high-quality care to vulnerable members. This role is responsible for developing and implementing nursing policies, managing both clinical and non-clinical staff, including the Team Lead for Admissions, Manager of Intake, and Manager of Assessments, maintaining regulatory compliance, and promoting a culture of safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The Director acts as a liaison between executive leadership, interdisciplinary teams, community partners, external providers, and regulatory agencies. They also work with the Executive Director of Operations (EDO) to streamline operations and achieve productivity goals. Additional responsibilities include overseeing the assessment process, ensuring adherence to clinical standards, maintaining quality, and overseeing the training of new Nursing Associates.

This position suits someone who thinks several steps ahead and wants real ownership of the outcome — building the policies, quality systems, and productivity benchmarks that keep the entire nursing operation running, rather than waiting to be told what to build. With a small, tightly held group of direct reports rather than a large team, this is a role for someone who leads best in an environment of independence and structure, setting the systems and standards others then execute against.
The right person communicates in a direct, factual, no-nonsense way — comfortable putting a hard truth in an email rather than softening it in a meeting and being untroubled by being the one who must deliver it. Decisions in this role, from a corrective action plan to a DCH appeal, get made only once they have been thought all the way through; nothing here rewards a fast, reactive call over a well-reasoned one that will hold up under regulatory scrutiny.
What keeps this person engaged is a real goal to chase and the latitude to solve it their own way — a productivity target to hit, a compliance gap to close, a process to redesign — followed by genuine recognition for the result, not a pat on the back for effort. A structured, fast-moving environment where priorities shift and new problems keep surfacing will hold their interest far longer than a steady, predictable routine.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required.
• Active Georgia’s Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Valid CPR certification.
• Current, valid driver’s license.
• A minimum of 5 years of Clinical Leadership experience required
• A minimum of 5 years of nursing experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in community outreach, public health education, or a similar role within healthcare or social services.
• Knowledge of Medicaid Waiver policies and regulations.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare regulations, quality standards, and care coordination models.
• Strong understanding of community health issues and social determinants of health and access to care.
• Demonstrated proficiency using digital tools and platforms for communication, documentation, reporting, and data tracking.
• Experience working with underserved or vulnerable populations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, internet navigation, email, computer file management, online HR services, and online training platforms.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Nursing is a plus.
• Public Health Nurse certification is a plus.
• A minimum of 5 years of Director of Nursing experience a plus
• Knowledge of the Georgia Horizon system is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Directs all nursing operations and provides strategic leadership for the EDWP.
• Develops and implements clinical policies, procedures, quality initiatives, and corrective action plans.
• Ensures compliance with EDWP, Medicare, Medicaid, DCH, accreditation, and VNHS standards.
• Monitors clinical outcomes, member satisfaction, productivity, quality, and risk indicators.
• Leads complaint resolution, clinical investigations, documentation reviews, and risk management.
• Collaborates with medical, quality, assessment, intake, admissions, and operations leaders to improve outcomes.
• Provides clinical oversight, coaching, consultation, and performance feedback to nursing teams.
• Oversees assessment processes, clinical documentation, and coordination of member services.
• Conducts joint home visits and participates in assessment conferences as needed.
• Leads staffing, recruitment, interviewing, performance management, orientation, training, and professional development.
• Establishes regular team meetings and promotes open communication, collaboration, and accountability.
• Serves as the primary liaison with DCH for EDWP appeals and represents VNHS at hearings.
• Interprets and applies applicable healthcare regulations, policies, and program requirements.
• Promotes member safety, infection control, evidence-based practices, and continuous improvement.
• Partners with the EDO to streamline operations, address performance gaps, and achieve productivity goals.

Benefits

• Lead a mission-focused program that helps older adults and individuals with disabilities remain supported in the community.
• Join a respected non-profit organization with a long-standing legacy of service in Atlanta.
• Make a meaningful impact by developing teams, improving systems, and advancing quality care.
• Work in a collaborative environment that values respect, integrity, excellence, stewardship, and compassionate care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director