Director of Nursing (DON) - Acadiana Treatment Center

Director of Nursing (DON) – Acadiana Treatment Center

Acadiana Treatment Centeris centrally located in Sunset, LA. Acadiana is a free-standing behavioral health facility that provides a continuum of behavioral healthcare services for adults and senior adults.  The hospital has an array of comprehensive programming at all levels of care. Sierra Tuscon provides crisis stabilization, medication management, group therapy, case management, and 24/hr. nursing care in a safe and secure environment that is conducive to healing and recovery. 

Our supportive work environment is focused on sharing knowledge and expertise to help you get acclimated to your new role. Along with detailed training and continual support, our company will give you the autonomy you need to achieve your career goals. You already are passionate and care about the patients.  We will provide the same passion and attitude toward you.

We are looking to hire a Director of Nursing; this is a full-time, salaried position and is part of the dynamic leadership team at Acadiana Treatment Center. The DON directs, plans, coordinates, monitors, and supervises nursing and the delivery of behavioral health/nursing services. We are looking for someone that provides a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers and the nursing staff.   

To learn more please visit: https://www.acadianatreatmentcenter.com/

Acadiana Treatment Centerprovides a comprehensive package of benefits for our Nurse Leaders. Current benefits include:

• Competitive salary and bonus eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan
• General Paid Time off to include: Vacation, Sick, Personal Days, and Extended Sick Leave
• Excellent training program
• Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry. Join a team with defined career paths and a national family of hospitals and facilities

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Sets the vision for nursing practice in the delivery of safe, timely, efficient, equitable and patient centered care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary treatment teams, other departments and administration to ensure that all residents’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints.
• Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of all nursing personnel.
• Provide clinical leadership, strategic and long-term goals for the nursing staff.
• Anticipates and effectively manage changes in census and acuity and allocates nursing resources based on measurement of patient acuity/care needed.
• Role model expectations related to customer service and demonstrated sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety
• Determine, assign, and assess performance objectives for nursing department.
• Organize, coordinate, develop and review policies, procedures and nursing protocols within the facility to meet all regulatory, compliance and quality care standards.
• Responsible for the quality of care, operational and financial efficiency of the nursing department.
• Lead and develop the nursing staff within the facility, providing performance goals, feedback and development opportunities.
• Set and carry out policies, goals and procedures for their function or department.
• Evaluate the quality of care, staff's work and the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the function or department.
• Develop and oversee functions or departmental budget and reporting.
• Provide staff management to include hiring, development, training, performance management and communication to ensure effective and efficient department operation.
• Provide direct care as needed. Direct and conduct recruitment, hiring and training of personnel.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from an accredited school of Nursing required. Master’s degree in psychiatric or mental health nursing preferred.
• Four or more years’ behavioral health nursing experience.
• Four or more years’ progressive managerial experience required.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Current LA RN license.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

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