ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING

Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles is a growing psychiatric hospital focused on providing compassionate, high-quality care to both adult and geriatric patients. We’ve built a supportive, team-driven environment where caring for our patients and supporting one another go hand in hand. Since opening our first facility in Magnolia, Mississippi in 2015, we’ve grown to 12 locations across Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi.

As we continue to expand, we are growing our Lake Charles team in preparation for increasing our capacity to 42 beds, allowing us to better serve our community.

At Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles, our employees are at the center of everything we do. Their commitment and passion make a meaningful difference every day. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and heard. We support our team by offering competitive compensation, opportunities for advancement, ongoing training, and promoting a healthy work-life balance.

The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) at Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles plays a vital role in supporting the Director of Nursing and helping guide the daily operations of the nursing department while maintaining a strong focus on quality patient care.

In this position, the ADON assists with overseeing nursing staff through scheduling, supervision, training, and performance management. They help develop and uphold policies and procedures, ensure compliance with healthcare regulations, and support accreditation standards. The ADON is actively involved in monitoring patient care, addressing clinical issues, and providing guidance to staff to ensure care is delivered safely, effectively, and with compassion.

The role also includes working closely with interdisciplinary team members, assisting with staffing coordination, and stepping in to lead the department when the Director of Nursing is unavailable. Success in this role requires strong leadership abilities, solid clinical expertise, effective communication, and excellent organizational skills.

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

BENEFITS:

Challenging and rewarding work environment

Excellent staff to patient ratio

Competitive Compensation

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan

Generous Paid Time Off

401(K) with company match

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.****