Director of Nursing-Addictions Facility

Avenues Recovery Center; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with employer match

Medical Insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Employer-Paid Life and AD&D

Employee Assistance Program

HRSA student loan repayment

Job summary

Avenues Recovery Center in Denver is seeking a Registered Nurse to lead medical operations across our treatment network. You will supervise nursing and medical support staff, ensure high-quality patient care, and coordinate care between medical, clinical, and UR teams, pharmacies, and external providers.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and thorough charting, with a focus on program integrity and compliance.

Qualifications

• Min. one year experience in substance use treatment field preferred.
• Valid licensure to practice nursing in-state, or compact licensure with multistate privileges (RN).
• Excellent oral and written communication and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality, compassionate, and timely medical care for every client.
• Coordinate client care between medical/clinical departments, UR team, external providers, and pharmacies.
• Oversee medication inventory, logs, authorizations, lab shipments/reports, and medical supplies/equipment.
• Direct nursing and medical support staff: interviews, onboarding, training, scheduling, retention, HR needs, and performance reviews.
• Maintain medical workflow processes and review protocols/operations.
• Ensure quality medical documentation and charting through weekly chart reviews.

Skills

Communication

Critical thinking

Collaboration

Multitasking

Time management

Leadership

Education

RN license (in-state or multi-state)

Job description

Avenues Recovery Center is a nationwide network of drug and alcohol rehab centers with 21 locations across 7 states. Offering the very highest standard of medical and clinical treatment, our services span every level of care - including detox, residential, PHP IOP, and outpatient services. Avenues is both JCAHO and CARF accredited, and in full compliance with all ASAM standards. Yet despite our excellence, our greatest strength remains the staff we cull from across the nation. If you're a compassionate professional who appreciates stimulating yet meaningful work, we warmly invite you to join our all-star team.

What You'll Do

• Ensure quality, compassionate, and timely medical care for every Avenues client
• Ensure seamless coordination of client care between medical and clinical departments, UR team, external healthcare providers, and pharmacies
• Oversee all medication inventory, logs, and authorizations, lab shipments and reports, medical supplies and equipment etc.
• Oversee and direct all nursing and medical support staff (interviews, onboarding, training, retention, scheduling, shift coverage, HR needs, and performance reviews)
• Maintain medical workflow process and conduct ongoing reviews of protocol and operations
• Ensure quality medical documentation and charting standards through weekly chart review

What We're Looking For

• Min. one year experience in substance use treatment field preferred
• Valid licensure necessary to practice nursing in-state, or compact licensure with multistate privileges- RN license
• Excellent oral and written communication and critical thinking skills
• Strong collaborative, multitasking, and time-management skills
• Natural leadership abilities with commitment to excellence

Why Join Us?

Avenues features a rich, fulfilling workplace culture where every person is valued and greatness is pursued. We support our employees unconditionally, and work to provide them with every resource they need to excel! Aside from generous PTO and compensation, when you join the Avenues family, you'll be eligible for the following benefits package:

Benefits

• 401K with employer match
• Medical Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Accident
• Critical Illness
• Hospital Indemnity
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Long -Term Disability
• Employer-Paid Life and AD&D
• LifeTime Benefit Term Insurance with Long Term Care
• Legal Coverage
• Pet Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Employer-Paid Employee Assistance ProgramFlexible Spending Account (FSA) - Medical
• Dependent Care FSA (DCF)
• Eligible for HRSA STAR federal student loan repayment

Salary: $110000 - $125000 per year