Director of Nursing

About the role

Location: 130 Calo Lane, Lake Ozark, MO. Lead Healthcare Services That Transform Lives Calo Programs is seeking a Director of Nursing to lead and elevate healthcare services across our nationally recognized trauma-informed residential treatment programs in Lake Ozark, Missouri. This role serves as the clinical nursing leader responsible for guiding nursing operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, supporting a high-performing team, and delivering exceptional healthcare services to adolescents healing from developmental trauma. You'll work alongside executive leadership, psychiatry, clinical teams, and residential staff to create an environment where students can thrive physically, emotionally, and relationally. This opportunity is ideal for a collaborative healthcare leader who combines strong clinical expertise, emotional intelligence, operational excellence, and a passion for improving outcomes for young people and families. Why Calo Programs? Calo Programs is a leader in developmental trauma treatment and relational healing. Our proprietary treatment model combines neuroscience, attachment research, and trauma-informed care to help adolescents and families create meaningful, lasting change. As Director of Nursing, you will play a critical role in ensuring students receive safe, compassionate, and integrated healthcare services throughout their treatment journey. Make a Meaningful Difference At Calo Programs, your leadership impacts lives every day. If you're a nursing leader seeking meaningful work, a strong team culture, and the opportunity to shape healthcare services within an innovative trauma-informed treatment environment, we'd love to connect with you. Bring your clinical leadership, compassion, and commitment to excellence to a mission dedicated to healing and hope.

Responsibilities

• Lead Nursing Operations: Direct daily nursing and health services operations across the program
• Lead Nursing Operations: Coach, develop, and support nursing team members
• Lead Nursing Operations: Create staffing schedules and ensure appropriate nursing coverage
• Lead Nursing Operations: Partner with leadership to recruit, onboard, and retain nursing talent
• Lead Nursing Operations: Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and clinical excellence
• Ensure Safe, High-Quality Care: Oversee medication management systems and nursing protocols
• Ensure Safe, High-Quality Care: Ensure students' healthcare needs are addressed safely and promptly
• Ensure Safe, High-Quality Care: Monitor infection prevention practices and health services procedures
• Ensure Safe, High-Quality Care: Review audits, documentation, medical records, and compliance standards
• Ensure Safe, High-Quality Care: Support health education initiatives and wellness programming
• Collaborate Across the Organization: Partner with psychiatry, therapy, residential, and executive teams
• Collaborate Across the Organization: Communicate effectively with parents, guardians, and healthcare providers
• Collaborate Across the Organization: Participate in leadership meetings and organizational planning
• Collaborate Across the Organization: Help create integrated treatment approaches that support whole-person healing
• Collaborate Across the Organization: Drive effective communication regarding student health needs and medical services
• Drive Compliance & Continuous Improvement: Maintain compliance with Joint Commission standards and state regulations
• Drive Compliance & Continuous Improvement: Develop, evaluate, and improve nursing policies and procedures
• Drive Compliance & Continuous Improvement: Monitor healthcare budgets, supplies, equipment, and vendor relationships
• Drive Compliance & Continuous Improvement: Lead quality improvement initiatives and healthcare audits
• Drive Compliance & Continuous Improvement: Support data-informed decision-making and operational excellence

Qualifications

• Leadership Competencies: Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop healthcare teams
• Leadership Competencies: Strong relationship-building and communication skills
• Leadership Competencies: High emotional intelligence and servant leadership mindset
• Leadership Competencies: Sound judgment and effective decision-making abilities
• Leadership Competencies: Ability to navigate change, complexity, and competing priorities
• Leadership Competencies: Commitment to continuous improvement and organizational excellence
• Clinical Qualifications: Current Registered Nurse (RN) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) license eligible to practice in Missouri
• Clinical Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or higher in Nursing or related healthcare field
• Clinical Qualifications: Minimum 5 years of nursing