Director of Nursing

About the role

The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for the overall leadership, management, and strategic oversight of nursing services within an Inpatient Residential Treatment Facility with or without Detoxification Unit, and IOP/PHP settings. The DON ensures delivery of safe, high-quality, compliant, and patient-centered nursing care across all levels of care within the facility.

Responsibilities

• Ensures delivery of safe, high-quality, compliant, and patient-centered nursing care across all levels of care within the facility.
• Provides executive-level oversight of nursing operations, regulatory compliance, staffing strategy, performance improvement, medication management systems, detoxification protocols, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Ensures adherence to applicable state Nurse Practice Acts, federal regulations, licensing and accreditation standards, and organizational policies across multistate operations (TN, TX, VA, FL, NC, IN, MS, AL).
• Serves as a member of the facility leadership team.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in nursing, Healthcare Administration, or related field
• Prior experience as Director of Nursing or Assistant Director of Nursing in a behavioral health setting
• Experience overseeing Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) services
• Familiarity with Joint Commission, CARF licensing other regulatory standards
• Experience managing multi-level care environments (Residential, Detox, IOP, PHP)
• Strong experience in performance improvement and performance management initiatives
• Experience in behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, detoxification services, and/or IOP/PHP programming

Qualifications

Desired qualifications include:

• Master’s degree in nursing, Healthcare Administration, or related field
• Prior experience as Director of Nursing or Assistant Director of Nursing in a behavioral health setting
• Experience overseeing Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) services
• Familiarity with Joint Commission, CARF licensing other regulatory standards
• Experience managing multi-level care environments (Residential, Detox, IOP, PHP)
• Strong experience in performance improvement and performance management initiatives
• Experience in behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, detoxification services, and/or IOP/PHP programming