DIRECTOR OF NURSING

Job Description - Director of Nursing

Job Title: Director of Nursing

Department: Medical

FLSA Status: Exempt

SUMMARY

The Director of Nursing (DON) provides strategic and operational leadership for nursing services

across Infinite Recovery’s Cedar Park and Buda facilities. This role ensures the delivery of safe, high-

quality, and compliant care within residential, detox and outpatient settings. The DON leads all

nursing personnel, oversees training and performance management, ensures regulatory and

accreditation compliance, and collaborates with the COO and Medical Director to maintain excellence

in client care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide direct oversight and leadership for all nursing operations at the Cedar Park and Buda campuses
• Supervise and evaluate nursing staff performance, fostering accountability and professional growth.
• Ensure all nursing activities align with Infinite Recovery policies, Joint Commission standards, and applicable state regulations.
• Partner with the COO and Medical Director to ensure seamless coordination across

programs and continuity of care.

• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, and continuing education for nursing personnel in

collaboration with Human Resources.

• Conduct regular chart audits, infection control reviews, and medication administration (MAR) audits to maintain compliance and quality standards.
• Coordinate admission and discharge processes in partnership with the Admissions and Detox Services team.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR) system.
• Lead or participate in incident reviews, quality improvement initiatives, and interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Develop and implement nursing policies, procedures, and training specifically detox, residential, and outpatient care.
• Provide mentorship and leadership for charge nurses and nursing supervisors across both campuses.
• Maintain accountability for staffing coverage, scheduling, and departmental communication across sites.

The job duties listed in this job description may not be inclusive of all requirements of this position. Other duties may be assigned by your supervisor.

COMPETENCIES

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes

information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem solving situations;

uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; responds promptly to

customer needs; solicits customer feedback to improve service; responds to requests for service and

assistance; meets commitments.

Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written

form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses

appropriate communication methods.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others'

views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of

team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives;

supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with

integrity and principles; upholds organizational values.

Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports

and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes

timely decisions.

NECESSARY EXPERIENCE

• Director of Nursing: 1 year preferred
• Supervising Experience: 1 year required
• Medical Detox/Recovery: 1 year
• Knowledge of computer EMR Systems and competence in a variety of computers software

applications in word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• COWS and CIWA Assessment

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in nursing required
• Master’s degree in nursing or healthcare administration preferred
• Unencumbered RN License required
• CPR/BLS Certification

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty

satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability

required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform

the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and

legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory

agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to top

management.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common

fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar

graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where

only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written,

oral, diagram, or schedule form.

COMPUTER SKILLS

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word,

Excel, and Outlook), Google Suite, and have the ability to chart on an electronic medical records

system.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to

successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the

employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and

sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands

and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to

10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee

encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work

environment is usually moderate.