Senior Nursing Director - 24/7 Crisis Stabilization

Heartland Counseling Services; South Sioux City (NE); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Heartland Counseling Services seeks an Associate Director for Waypoint to provide day-to-day clinical nursing and operational leadership in a 24/7 crisis stabilization program. You will supervise nursing staff, manage admissions triage, and oversee withdrawal-management protocols while ensuring trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care.

You will coordinate with the Medical Director and interdisciplinary team to maintain regulatory readiness, safety, and quality.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted RN license in Nebraska or multistate privilege
• Associate degree in nursing from an accredited program
• At least three years RN experience, with behavioral health or substance-use withdrawal management experience
• Experience in emergency, urgent-care, crisis, or similar triage settings
• Two+ years of charge nurse, supervisory, or clinical leadership experience
• Experience with staff scheduling, timekeeping, attendance, or workforce management
• Current BLS certification and ability to maintain credentials
• Ability to lead in a high-acuity, 24/7 environment and participate in on-call leadership

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site nursing leadership for 24/7 Waypoint operations.
• Lead staffing, scheduling, competency management, admissions triage, and withdrawal-management oversight.
• Oversee medication safety, documentation, regulatory readiness, and quality improvement.
• Ensure identification and response to medical, psychiatric, suicide, violence, withdrawal risks.
• Coordinate with hospitals and partners for safe transitions of care.
• Monitor clinical documentation and participate in audits and compliance activities.
• Lead program development and collaboration to expand services and beds.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Staff scheduling

Crisis management

Clinical supervision

Regulatory compliance

Education

Associate degree in nursing (ADN)

BSN preferred

Tools

ASAM withdrawal-management

EMR documentation

Job description

Heartland Counseling Services seeks an Associate Director for Waypoint to provide day-to-day clinical nursing and operational leadership in a 24/7 crisis stabilization program. You will supervise nursing staff, manage admissions triage, and oversee withdrawal-management protocols while ensuring trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care.

You will coordinate with the Medical Director and interdisciplinary team to maintain regulatory readiness, safety, and quality.