Acadia Healthcare

Director of Nursing (DON)

Acadia Healthcare  •  Tennessee (Onsite)  •  1 hour ago
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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.

Why This Role Stands Out:

  • Opportunity to lead nursing services within a mission-driven addiction treatment environment.
  • Visible leadership role with direct access to the CEO and facility leadership team.
  • Ability to make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes, nursing culture, and staff development.
  • Collaborative environment centered around recovery, compassion, and clinical excellence.
  • Opportunity to develop and mentor a strong nursing team while helping shape the future of patient care.
  • Support, resources, and career advancement opportunities through Acadia Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading behavioral healthcare providers.

About Mirror Lake Recovery Center

Mirror Lake Recovery Center provides comprehensive treatment for adults struggling with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns.Our team is committed to meeting each patient where they are in their recovery journey and providing individualized, compassionate care designed to support meaningful and lasting change.

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.

Qualifications

  • 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.

We’re Committed to Inclusion and Equity

Mirror Lake Recovery Center is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Your Time Matters to Us

We appreciate your interest in Mirror Lake Recovery Center and the time you’ve invested in applying. Every application receives careful consideration. While only candidates whose qualifications most closely align with our current needs may be contacted, we sincerely thank all applicants for considering Mirror Lake Recovery Center as part of their professional journey.

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Acadia Healthcare

About Acadia Healthcare

Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, Acadia Healthcare was established in January 2005 to develop and operate a network of behavioral health facilities across the country.

Acadia Healthcare’s mission is to create a world-class organization that sets the standard of excellence in the treatment of specialty behavioral health and addiction disorders.

Acadia’s management style and philosophy is one of collaboration and flexibility as we create an energetic and team-oriented service delivery system. Our organization values input from employees, physicians, and all strategic alliances. As evidenced in our mission statement, Acadia Healthcare’s mission is to create behavioral health centers where people receive care that enables them to regain hope in a supportive, caring environment. We want Acadia to be synonymous with excellent care, phenomenal customer service and an unparalleled commitment to our patients, staff, physicians, and community.

As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 253 treatment facilities across 39 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for addiction, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and addiction, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.

Industry
Therapy & Counseling
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Franklin, TN
Year Founded
Unknown
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