Director of Nursing (DON)

Director of Nursing (DON) | Mirror Lake Recovery Center

Lead Recovery. Inspire Teams. Make a Lasting Impact.

This is more than a Director of Nursing role. It’s an opportunity to lead a dedicated nursing team at Mirror Lake Recovery Center, where compassionate care, clinical excellence, and meaningful recovery come together.

As Director of Nursing, you’ll play an important leadership role within the facility, partnering closely with the CEO, clinical leadership, physicians, and multidisciplinary teams to strengthen nursing operations, promote employee engagement, and deliver high-quality patient care.

What You’ll Do: 

• Provide leadership and oversight for nursing services throughout the facility.
• Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain high-performing nursing professionals.
• Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, compassion, and clinical excellence.
• Ensure nursing services meet regulatory, accreditation, patient safety, and quality standards.
• Lead quality improvement and performance initiatives.
• Partner with physicians, clinical leaders, and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes.
• Support effective staffing, workforce planning, and employee engagement.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen nursing processes and clinical operations.
• Help shape the strategic direction of nursing services and patient care.

What We’re Looking For: 

• Inspires, develops, and supports high-performing teams.
• Leads with a balance of accountability, empathy, and compassion.
• Has a genuine passion for behavioral health, addiction recovery, and patient care.
• Builds strong relationships across clinical and operational departments.
• Is comfortable leading in a fast-paced, hands-on healthcare environment.
• Embraces continuous improvement, professional development, and positive change.
• Understands how strong nursing culture can directly influence both the patient and employee experience.

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the applicable state or eligibility for reciprocity.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of Registered Nurse experience required; 6+ years preferred.
• At least 1 year of experience in a behavioral health, psychiatric, addiction recovery, or related healthcare environment required.
• 2 years of behavioral health nursing experience preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of progressive nursing leadership or management experience required.
• Prior Director of Nursing, Nurse Manager, or similar nursing leadership experience preferred.

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