Executive CNO, Behavioral Health — Relocation Available

Acadia Healthcare; Peachtree Corners (GA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Executive bonus potential

Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Lakeview Behavioral Health, part of Acadia Healthcare, seeks a Chief Nursing Officer to join the executive leadership team at its Peachtree Corners, GA hospital. Lead nursing services across inpatient and outpatient behavioral health programs and collaborate with the CEO and senior leaders to drive clinical excellence.

You will mentor nursing leaders, shape staffing and care models, and advance patient-centered care across the hospital system. Relocation assistance is available.

Qualifications

• Active RN License (GA or eligible for reciprocity).
• Master’s degree in nursing or mental health nursing strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or commensurate experience required.
• 10+ Years Preferred.
• Six years registered nursing experience required.
• Nursing leadership experience in a freestanding psychiatric hospital strongly preferred.
• Prior CNO/DON experience strongly preferred.
• Two years behavioral health experience as an RN in an inpatient psychiatric setting required.
• Three years of progressive nursing management or administrative nursing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Create culture of clinical excellence and accountability.
• Develop and mentor nursing leaders.
• Drive employee engagement and retention.
• Ensure regulatory and accreditation readiness; lead quality, patient safety, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Optimize staffing and workforce planning.
• Partner with physicians and multidisciplinary teams.
• Support organizational growth and strategic initiatives.
• Advance patient-centered care across the continuum.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Executive collaboration

Nursing leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education

Master’s degree in nursing or mental health nursing

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Job description

Lakeview Behavioral Health, part of Acadia Healthcare, seeks a Chief Nursing Officer to join the executive leadership team at its Peachtree Corners, GA hospital. Lead nursing services across inpatient and outpatient behavioral health programs and collaborate with the CEO and senior leaders to drive clinical excellence.

You will mentor nursing leaders, shape staffing and care models, and advance patient-centered care across the hospital system. Relocation assistance is available.