We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Director of Nursing to join our brand-new primary substance abuse treatment center. This leadership role is responsible for overseeing daily nursing operations, supporting clinical excellence, ensuring regulatory compliance, and helping build a strong culture focused on patient care, safety, and recovery.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on nursing leader with experience in behavioral health, substance abuse treatment, detoxification, or residential healthcare settings. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape nursing operations from the ground up at a growing treatment program dedicated to delivering high-quality care
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Based on the attached document, the role includes oversight of nursing services, medication management, infection control, staffing, healthcare coordination, and regulatory readines
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Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:0
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Responsibili
- ties
Oversee all nursing operations within the treatment fac - ilitySupervise nursing staff including nurses, charge nurses, and nursing support pers
- onnelEnsure safe and effective medication administration, storage, reconciliation, and document
- ationMaintain compliance with state regulations, healthcare standards, and internal pol
- iciesAssist with developing nursing procedures, workflows, and quality improvement initia
- tivesSupport infection prevention and control practices throughout the fac
- ilityMonitor nursing documentation to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and audit read
- inessCollaborate with providers, clinical teams, and executive leadership to support patient
- careParticipate in hiring, onboarding, scheduling, training, and performance management of nursing
- staffAssist with maintaining appropriate staffing levels based on census and patient a
- cuityMonitor incident reporting, patient safety concerns, and corrective action pla
- nningPromote a positive and collaborative treatment environment focused on recovery and patient exper
- ienceParticipate in accreditation preparation and regulatory inspec
- tionsSupport emergency response procedures and crisis management when nece
ssary
The attached document specifically emphasizes regulatory compliance, medication management, staffing oversight, controlled substance monitoring, audit readiness, and collaboration with medical prov
iders.
Qualifi
- cations
Active and unrestricted RN license in - VirginiaPrior nursing leadership or supervisory experience
- requiredExperience working in substance abuse treatment, behavioral health, detox, residential treatment, or healthcare settings p
- referredStrong understanding of medication administration and nursing best p
- racticesExperience with EMR systems and healthcare docum
- entationKnowledge of infection control and patient safety s
- tandardsStrong leadership, communication, and organizationa
- l skillsAbility to work in a fast-paced startup environment and help build systems and p
- rocessesCPR certification
- requiredExperience with regulatory compliance, audits, or accreditation processes is strongly p
referred
Preferred E
- xperience
Behavioral health or substance abuse treatment - experienceDetoxification or residential treatment
- experienceExperience opening or growing healthcar
- e programsExperience supervising multidisciplinary nur
- sing teamsKnowledge of controlled substance protocols and medication reco
nciliation