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Director of Behavioral Health Nursing Services

HCA HealthONE
Aurora, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 11/2/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/2/2025
Description

This position is incentive eligible.

Salary Estimate: $102440.00 - $159827.20 / year

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Introduction

Are you ready to manage in a new era as a Director of Behavioral Health Nursing Services where building a healthier tomorrow is more than a job? Our HCA HealthONE Aurora team is committed to partnership, innovation, legacy and improving more lives in more ways. Share your resume today.

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Aurora, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
  • Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
  • Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  • 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  • Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  • Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  • Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  • Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  • Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  • Colleague recognition program
  • Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  • Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Our teams are dedicated to improving human life. Each year about five percent of all U.S. hospital services happen at an HCA Healthcare facility. Be an impact as a(an) Director of Behavioral Health Nursing Services where your passion for leading and creativity are valued? We want your knowledge and expertise!

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Director of Nursing is responsible for the management of nursing operations including unit and patient care:

  • Your role provides leadership and focuses on the development, implementation, and administration of patient care services within these departments.
  • You participate in strategic planning, financial forecasting, recruitment and retention initiatives, and other aspects of patient care delivery at the direction of the Chief Operating Officer/Chief Nursing Officer.
  • Your role manages the financial and capital budgets to ensure services meet established quality standards, and develops solutions and action plans to address efficiency, quality, culture and cost issues.
  • Your role embraces and consistently demonstrates Culture of Excellence and ICARE standards of behavior, encompassing both patients, employees, physicians and other stakeholders.

HCA HealthONE Mental Health and Wellness Campus of Aurora expects our core values to be reflected in the way every employee interacts with co-workers, patients and family members, and with others in the community. The intent of these values is to assure that TMCA creates the work environment where individuals choose to work, and that patient care services are of the highest quality.

Position Requirements:

  • Current licensure in the state of Colorado as a Registered Nurse.
  • Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross. CPI certification
  • BSN required. Master in Nursing, Nursing Administration or business-related degree preferred.
  • Minimum of three to five years in comparable position preferred. Recent clinical experience in specialty. Strong financial analysis, human resource experience and regulatory compliance experience preferred.
  • Special Qualifications: Demonstrates the ability to plan and provide for the delivery of clinical services. Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of hospital regulatory compliance, i.e. TJC standards, CMS Conditions of Participation, and other regulatory agencies applicable to service area. Demonstrates the ability to recognize the needs and concerns of people and to maintain constructive relationships in dealing with them. Outstanding ability to communicate verbally and electronically to a wide array of people/disciplines. Formulates long term strategy and coordinates plan. Aware of industry standard developments and plans for modification as needed.
  • Degree of supervision required: Involves general guidance and direction by the Chief Nursing Officer and the Chief Operating Officer, Behavioral Health Services. Employee will be expected to perform most job duties independently and in accordance with established departmental and hospital policies and procedures.

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients’ total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE’s acute care hospitals in Aurora, offering more than 60 medical specialties, including a Level II Trauma Center with Primary Stroke Certification and Chest Pain Center accreditation and a full-service mental health campus. HCA HealthONE Aurora is the first hospital in the Denver metro area to receive a three-time Magnet designation for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals’ list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

If this is the kind of dynamic growth opportunity that compels you, apply for the Director of Behavioral Health Nursing Services role. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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