Assistant Director of Nursing

Job Description

Job Description

Lead with Purpose. Inspire Recovery. Grow Your Nursing Leadership Career.

Are you an experienced RN leader ready to make a lasting impact? If you're passionate about leading compassionate teams, delivering exceptional patient care, and helping individuals rebuild their lives, we'd love to meet you.

At Advanced Recovery Systems (ARS) , every day is an opportunity to change lives. As a physician-led, nationally recognized behavioral healthcare organization, we provide evidence-based treatment for substance use and mental health disorders, helping patients, families, and communities find hope and healing.

Since 2013, ARS has grown into one of the nation's leading behavioral healthcare providers, serving patients through trusted treatment brands including The Recovery Village, Promises Behavioral Health, The Right Step, and The Ranch . Together, we're expanding access to high-quality care while creating meaningful career opportunities for dedicated healthcare professionals.

We're seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing (RN) to join our leadership team at The Recovery Village Salem in Salem, Oregon.

This is an exciting opportunity for a collaborative nursing leader who thrives in a fast-paced behavioral health environment and is ready to help shape clinical excellence while mentoring and supporting a dedicated team of nurses.

As the Assistant Director of Nursing, you'll be more than an operational leader—you'll be a mentor, problem solver, and advocate for both patients and staff. Working alongside the Director of Nursing and an interdisciplinary clinical team, you'll help ensure outstanding patient care while fostering a culture of accountability, compassion, and continuous improvement.

Your leadership will directly influence patient outcomes, staff development, and the overall success of our nursing department.

In this leadership role, you will:

• Lead and support daily nursing operations to ensure safe, high-quality patient care.
• Mentor, coach, and supervise nursing and behavioral health staff.
• Partner with the Director of Nursing to maintain clinical excellence, regulatory compliance, and quality standards.
• Coordinate staffing, scheduling, and operational workflows to support patient needs.
• Oversee medication management, pharmacy coordination, and nursing supply inventory.
• Monitor infection prevention practices and conduct quality assurance audits.
• Coordinate admissions, discharges, transfers, laboratory services, and continuity of care.
• Ensure accurate clinical documentation and compliance within AVATAR.
• Collaborate with physicians, therapists, case managers, and external healthcare partners to provide seamless patient care.
• Support emergency preparedness and maintain safe staffing during critical situations.
• Assist with specialty programs, including Vivitrol coordination, as assigned.
• Serve as the Director of Nursing in their absence when needed.

Recovery is rarely a straight path—but compassionate leadership can make all the difference. As Assistant Director of Nursing, you'll help create an environment where patients feel supported, nurses feel empowered, and every team member is united by a shared mission of changing lives.

If you're looking for a leadership opportunity where your clinical expertise, compassion, and commitment to excellence truly matter, we invite you to join us at The Recovery Village Salem.

Schedule: 4 10s | Full-Time | On-Call | Flexible

Requirements

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent, licensed as a Registered Nurse as indicated in State law, higher education preferred
• Minimum two years’ experience as a Licensed Registered Nurse. Behavioral health experience preferred.
• Licensed to practice in the State of practice.

Benefits

BENEFITS: Benefits begin on the 1st day of the month following date of hire.

• Pay: Competitive pay based on experience
• Paid Time Off: Up to 2 weeks of paid time off per year plus sick pay & holiday pay
• Retirement: 401K + match
• Insurance: Health, Vision, Dental, Life & Telehealth access
• Matching HSA - up to $1500 a year contribution from the company to your HSA .
• License Reimbursement: Out of state nursing license, no problem we reimburse!
• Employee Referral Bonus you can earn up to $4,000

The Recovery Village is part of Advanced Recovery Systems, a national integrated behavior healthcare management company dedicated to the treatment of addiction, substance abuse, eating disorders and mental health issues.  

The Company complies with state and federal nondiscrimination laws and policies that prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sex. It is unlawful to retaliate against individuals or groups based on the basis of their participation in a complaint of discrimination or on the basis of their opposition to discriminatory practices/EEO

We are proud to be a drug-free workplace.

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