Director of Nursing (DON)
Listed compensation
$120k-$124k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- No call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join VitalCore Health Strategies as a Director of Nursing – Correctional Healthcare, $120K-$124K in Lansing, KS, United States. VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Healthcare, has an opening for a Director of Nursing at Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing, KS! This position must be filled by a Registered Nurse.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $120K - $124K
- Holiday Pay
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Identity Theft Protection
- Animal/Pet Insurance
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No call required.
This position offers no call requirements. Work with VitalCore Health Strategies in Lansing, KS, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The Director of Nursing supervises and coordinates nursing personnel to ensure high-quality patient care within a correctional facility. They are responsible for clinical operations, staff training, performance improvement, and maintaining compliance with accreditation standards.
Requirements
Candidates must be a Registered Nurse and a graduate of an accredited nursing school, with a bachelor or master's degree preferred. A minimum of 3 years of clinical experience in a healthcare setting is required, with preference given to those with correctional healthcare and management experience.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Director of Nursing (DON) at VitalCore Health Strategies a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Registered Nurse roles — ranked against 5,296 active Registered Nurse roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Correctional Healthcare — Registered Nurse Career Context
Of the 49 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% are remote, 47% have no call, 71% require no weekends.
Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is down 13.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$122k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $135k in an average-cost state. 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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