Behavioral Health ACNO

Clinical Management Consultants; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and retirement benefits

Job summary

Clinical Management Consultants is seeking a Behavioral Health ACNO to join a Southern California hospital. This role reports to the CNO and leads nursing operations across a 166-bed facility, guiding clinical quality, regulatory readiness, staffing, and performance improvement for behavioral health services.

The ACNO will shape strategic direction with a new leadership team, influencing trauma-informed inpatient and outpatient programs and ensuring compassionate patient care across children to

Qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive nursing management experience
• Psychiatric nursing experience highly preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities

Responsibilities

• Oversee nursing operations, clinical quality, regulatory readiness, and staffing for Behavioral Health
• Lead performance improvement initiatives and standardize clinical practice
• Collaborate with executive leadership to shape strategy and ensure safe, compassionate care
• Develop and mentor nursing teams across inpatient and outpatient services

Skills

Nursing leadership

Behavioral health knowledge

Communication skills

Job description

Bring bold ideas to a fresh executive team as the Behavioral Health ACNO and help shape the future of compassionate psychiatric nursing at a respected 166-bed Southern California hospital!

The Behavioral Health ACNO will join an organization entering an exciting chapter with a new leadership team and new Chief Nursing Officer who values experienced, collaborative nursing leadership. Serving children, adolescents, adults, seniors, and individuals experiencing addiction or psychiatric concerns, the hospital offers meaningful clinical exposure across 6 inpatient units and a broad continuum of outpatient services. The Assistant Chief Nursing Officer will work in a supportive environment known for compassionate care, professional collaboration, evidence-based clinical practice, and opportunities to influence quality, safety, workforce engagement, and long-term recovery outcomes.

Within Nursing Administration, the Behavioral Health ACNO will help advance Nursing Leadership and Nursing Executive Leadership across a complex continuum of care. This premier Southern California psychiatric hospital provides a full continuum of 24/7 crisis stabilization, medical detoxification, and specialized trauma-informed inpatient and outpatient programs tailored for children, adolescents, adults, and military veterans, all delivered by a compassionate, multidisciplinary team within a Joint Commission-certified facility that accepts most major insurance plans. The Assistant Vice President of Behavioral Health Nursing will have the opportunity to strengthen clinical standards, promote professional nursing practice, and support accessible behavioral healthcare across diverse patient populations.

Reporting to and partnering closely with the new Chief Nursing Officer, the Assistant CNO of Behavioral Health will receive executive support while providing oversight for nursing operations, clinical quality, regulatory readiness, staffing, performance improvement, and team development. The Director of Nursing Operations-Behavioral Health should bring at least 3 years of progressive nursing management experience, psychiatric nursing experience, strong behavioral health clinical knowledge, effective supervisory skills, and highly developed written and verbal communication abilities are strongly preferred.

The Behavioral Health ACNO will enjoy Southern California's year-round sunshine, nearby Pacific beaches, scenic trails, diverse cuisine, concerts, and cultural attractions. The region also offers excellent schools, major airports, abundant shopping, welcoming communities, and plenty of outdoor recreation. The Assistant Chief Nursing Officer can advance an executive career while enjoying a vibrant coastal lifestyle.

The Behavioral Health ACNO will receive competitive compensation and a full suite of health and retirement benefits designed to support professional and personal well-being. Experienced California nursing leaders ready to make a lasting impact are invited to connect with a Clinical Management Consultants recruiter and discover how this Assistant CNO of Behavioral Health opportunity could become the next defining chapter of an executive nursing career.