Director of Nursing - Addiction Medicine - Ashland, KY
About the role
Since 2005, Crossroads has been at the forefront of treating patients with opioid use disorder. Crossroads is a family of professionals dedicated to providing the most accessible, highest quality, evidence-based medication assisted treatment (MAT) options to combat the growing opioid epidemic and helping people with opioid use disorder start their path to recovery. This comprehensive approach to treatment, the gold standard in care for opioid use disorder, has been shown to prevent more deaths from overdose and lead to long-term recovery. We are committed to bringing critical services to communities across the U.S. to improve access to treatment for over 26,500 patients. Our clinics are all outpatient and office-based, with clinics in Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Responsibilities
- Monitor dosing area for accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with controlled medication.
- Maintain nursing schedule and inventory for dosing area.
- Provide training and education to new and existing nursing team members while conducting regular nursing staff meetings.
- Know all functions and roles of the Dosing Nurse position and be able to fill in when needed.
- Track and conduct patient annual physicals according to state regulations.
- Assist the medical provider with new patient intakes.
- Participate in the interviewing and hiring process of new nurses coming into the team.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse license issued in the state in which they will be practicing or a multi-state compact status license.
- License should be in good standing, unencumbered, and active.
- If applicable, disciplinary actions documented on any license will be reviewed on a case‑by‑case basis.
- 3+ years of supervisory or managerial experience at minimum in nursing is preferred.
Skills
- Strong phlebotomy skills, experience drawing blood on collapsed veins is a plus.
- Active and current CPR or BLS certification is preferred.
Schedule
- On call for emergency purposes.
- Monday‑Friday: 5:00 am – 1:00 pm
- Rotating Saturday: 7:00 am – 8:30 am
Benefits
- Consistent schedule; early start and end times, no 12‑hour shifts, and never on call (unless a true emergency).
- Small nursing team (2‑12 members depending on patient census).
- Regular patient care activities with less paperwork.
- Excellent training if you are new to this field.
- Opportunity to save lives every day.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
- Paid Time Off (PTO).
- Variety of 401K options including a match program with no vesture period.
- Annual Continuing Education Allowance (in related field).
- Life Insurance.
- Short/Long Term Disability.
- Paid maternity/paternity leave.
- Mental Health day.
- Calm subscription for all employees.