ADON - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING

Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles is a growing psychiatric hospital dedicated to serving both adult and geriatric populations. We take pride in fostering a compassionate, collaborative environment that prioritizes both patient care and team support. Since opening our first facility in 2015 in Magnolia, Mississippi, we have expanded to 12 locations across Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi.

As we continue to grow, we are actively expanding our Lake Charles team in preparation for increasing our capacity to a total of 42 beds, serving both adult and geriatric patients.

Employees are a top priority for Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles because they are essential to its success, culture, and overall performance. Organizations that value their employees focus on creating a supportive, safe, and engaging work environment where individuals feel respected and heard. This includes offering fair compensation, opportunities for growth, ongoing training, and promoting work-life balance.

An Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) at Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles supports the Director of Nursing in overseeing the daily operations of the nursing department and ensuring high-quality patient care.

In this role, the ADON helps manage nursing staff, including scheduling, supervision, training, and performance evaluations. They assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations, and maintaining accreditation standards. The ADON also plays a key role in monitoring patient care, addressing clinical concerns, and supporting staff in delivering safe, effective, and compassionate care. Additionally, they collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, help manage staffing needs, and step in to lead the department in the absence of the Director of Nursing. Strong leadership, clinical knowledge, communication, and organizational skills are essential for success in this position.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: Registered Nurse for at least 5 years with a minimum of 3 years of past working experience in clinical psychiatric/mental health nursing care, with MSN oversight. 

License:  RN License through the Louisiana state board of nursing 

Experience: 3 years of management in mental health nursing

Freedom provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

****All Applicants selected for employment will be required to undergo a post-offer drug test and federal background investigation.****