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Centurion Health
Chillicothe, Missouri

Director of Nursing (DON) with $10K Bonus!

Registered NurseIncludes callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Job Location: MO, Chillicothe - Chillicothe Correctional Center - CHILLICOTHE, MO
  • Position Type: Full-Time
  • Education Level: Associate's Degree
  • Salary Range: Undisclosed
  • Travel Percentage: None
  • Job Shift: Day
  • Job Category: Nursing Professional & Support, Offering a $10K hiring bonus for a limited time! Centurion is proud to be the provider of comprehensive healthcare services to the Missouri Department of Corrections. We are currently seeking a full-time Director of Nursing to join our team at Chillicothe Correctional Center located in Chillicothe, Missouri. The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for providing clinical, educational and professional supervision for nursing and support staff in the correctional environment. Works under the direction of the contract manager and collaborates with mental health/medical leadership and other members of the multidisciplinary team to improve health care of incarcerated patients. Qualifications: Missouri RN license required Associates Degree required Previous nursing leadership experience preferred Must maintain active CPR and Basic Life Support certification. Corrections experience preferred, not required Ability to obtain a security clearance, to include drug screen and criminal background check Available
  • Shift: Monday-Friday

Days with on-call as needed We offer excellent compensation and comprehensive benefits for our full-time team members including: Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance 401(k) with company match Generous paid time off Paid holidays Flexible Spending Account Continuing Education benefits Much more... For more information, please contact Tracy Sigman at tsigman@teamcenturion.com INDMHM

Key Responsibilities

The Director of Nursing provides clinical, educational, and professional supervision for nursing and support staff within a correctional environment. They collaborate with medical and mental health leadership to improve the quality of healthcare for incarcerated patients.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Missouri RN license and an associate degree, with previous nursing leadership experience preferred. Applicants must also be able to obtain a security clearance, which includes a drug screen and criminal background check.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS (preferred)

Key Skills

Clinical supervisionStaff managementCorrectional nursingPatient careMultidisciplinary collaborationHealthcare administration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Director of Nursing (DON) with $10K Bonus! at Centurion Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Nursing Leadership — ranked against 1,187 active Nursing Leadership listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Correctional Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Centurion Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 359 active listings.

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 54% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

Nursing Leadership by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in nursing leadershipranked against 1,187 Nursing Leadership listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedNursing Leadership median $115k (middle half $100k–$135k)118 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nursing leadership listings in Missouri152 active5,747 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 54% no call · 82% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k sign-onMissouri registered nurse listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 0% offer loan repayment152 active listings, Nov 2026
Centurion Healthsilver tier, 70/100Top Employers work-life index359 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,187 Nursing Leadership listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Missouri figures use all nursing leaderships: too few Missouri Correctional Nursing postings state pay.

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.4
Better work-life than 90% of Nursing Leadership listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • Includes call
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About Centurion Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Sterling, Virginia
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
401(k) with company match
Generous paid time off
Paid holidays

Living in Chillicothe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$196k
Median resident rent
$782/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.