Assistant Director of Nursing

• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development
• Wellness resources

• Provide direct nursing care and ongoing assessment of residents physical and mental health status.
• Administer medications as ordered and accurately complete Medication Administration Records (MARs).
• Monitor residents for medication effectiveness side effects adverse reactions and changes in condition.
• Respond appropriately to medical concerns psychiatric symptoms behavioral changes and emergencies.
• Support crisis intervention de-escalation suicide-risk protocols and other behavioral health interventions.
• Maintain a safe structured supportive and therapeutic residential environment.

• Ensure medications are properly stored administered reconciled and documented.
• Complete and oversee narcotic and controlled-substance counts.
• Identify and report medication errors discrepancies or adverse reactions.
• Coordinate with pharmacy providers and assist with maintaining the medication room and medication cart in compliance with facility requirements.
• Ensure adherence to PRN and psychotropic medication monitoring protocols.

• Review nursing notes MARs shift reports incident reports and other clinical documentation for accuracy completeness and timeliness.
• Ensure residents receive appropriate medical and psychiatric follow-up.
• Assist with development and implementation of nursing policies procedures and resident care plans.
• Participate in treatment-team meetings and contribute nursing observations to individualized treatment planning.
• Coordinate care with psychiatrists therapists case managers medical providers pharmacies and other members of the treatment team.

• Provide direct supervision and clinical guidance to RNs LPNs and other assigned staff.
• Assist with hiring orientation onboarding competency evaluations and annual staff reviews.
• Train and coach staff on medication administration documentation infection control emergency procedures de-escalation and facility protocols.
• Monitor staff performance and provide coaching or corrective action when needed.
• Assist with nursing coverage during call-outs staffing shortages or other operational needs.

• Assist with maintaining compliance with applicable AHCA DCF Joint Commission and other regulatory or accreditation requirements.
• Participate in audits chart reviews inspections licensing surveys and quality-improvement initiatives.
• Review and follow up on incident reports emergency transfers AMA discharges and identified clinical trends.
• Support infection-control monitoring emergency preparedness fire drills and facility safety procedures.
• Maintain readiness for regulatory and accreditation surveys.

• Active Florida Registered Nurse (RN) or LPN license required.
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience preferred; behavioral health psychiatric residential or substance-use treatment experience strongly preferred.
• Previous nursing leadership or supervisory experience preferred.
• Current BLS/CPR certification.
• Knowledge of psychiatric medications behavioral health documentation crisis intervention infection control and medication-management practices.
• Strong communication organization clinical judgment and leadership skills.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.