Black Bear Lodge

Director of Nursing

Foundations Recovery Network (FRN) is the premier provider of integrated treatment for co-occurring addiction and mental health concerns, offering residential and outpatient services nationwide. Located in the serene forest foothills of northern Georgia, Black Bear Lodge is a 115- bed place of solace and healing for those individuals suffering from addiction and mental health issues. We are a residential treatment center offering a comprehensive, integrated program that addresses the needs of the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. Our system of care is personalized, evidence-based, and research-proven. Patients can self-reflect and find strength for life change amid the beauty of the expansive sky and the natural tranquility that characterizes our location.

Benefits for Director of Nursing include:

• Caring, challenging, and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Loan Repayment Program
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• Career Development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries

What do our current nurses like about working at Black Bear?

• Support and Compassion from Team Members and Leadership
• Awesome, committed group of nurses
• Beautiful Campus-Great place for Recovery
• Great People to work with across all departments
• Quality of the Program

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervises and evaluates the performance of nursing staff as needed.
• Develops, implements, authorizes, and revises Standards of Nursing Practice and Care.
• Develops, implements, authorizes and revises policies and procedures which define how nursing care is assessed, assigned, evaluated and met during admission, diagnosis, planning, treatment and discharge processes.
• Assures medication and administration system complies with laws, regulations, licensure and professional standards of practice.
• Monitors the storage, distribution, control, preparation and dispensing of medication in collaboration with Pharmacy Contractor and Medical Staff.
• Approves and audits medical record documentation methods for nursing care.
• Ensures appropriate, ongoing staff education and training on relevant clinical topics and skill development.
• Supervises Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waived testing on all nurses and medical assistants.

Education and Experience

• Registered Nurse with minimum 3 years of Management experience
• Experience working with individuals with mental health and addiction disorders preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) and/or Master’s degree preferred.
• Unencumbered Nursing License from the state of Georgia or Cooperative Multi State Compact.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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