Licensed Practical Nurse Quality Director

Job Description

Job Description

Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles is a growing psychiatric hospital dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care to adult and geriatric patients throughout our community. As we continue expanding toward a 46-bed facility, we are excited to grow our team with passionate individuals who are ready to make a difference every day.

At Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles, our employees are our greatest strength. We are proud to offer a supportive, team-oriented environment focused on professional growth, ongoing training, competitive pay, and work-life balance.

If you’re looking for a rewarding career with purpose, growth, and an incredible team, we would love to have you join the Freedom family!

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Quality Director at Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles plays a key leadership role in promoting safe, effective, and compliant patient care through ongoing performance improvement and quality initiatives.

In this role, the Quality Director reviews clinical outcomes, conducts audits, analyzes data, and identifies opportunities to improve patient care and operational performance. They help maintain compliance with state, federal, and accreditation standards while supporting regulatory survey readiness and quality improvement efforts throughout the facility.

The Quality Director works closely with leadership and clinical teams to strengthen patient safety, reduce risk, and promote evidence-based practices. Responsibilities also include supporting staff education, monitoring documentation standards, and helping ensure continuous quality improvement across departments.

This position is ideal for a detail-oriented and analytical professional with strong knowledge of healthcare regulations, quality improvement processes, and a passion for excellence in behavioral healthcare.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:  Current clinical licensure in State of practice.

License:  State of Practice. 

Experience: A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a clinical setting in the healthcare and/or medical industry is required. Previous experience in quality or performance improvement activities is preferred. If below experience standards, they must be enrolled in ongoing coursework in performance improvement and CQI methodology.

BENEFITS:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment

• Excellent staff to patient ratio
• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(K) with company match

Freedom provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

****All Applicants selected for employment will be required to undergo a post-offer drug test and federal background investigation.****