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DIRECTOR OF NURSING

Registered NurseFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

The Director of Nursing is a key member of the Roxbury Senior Leadership Team who will integrate and coordinate a patient centric nursing strategy with a keen focus on patient care; ensuring that delivery of high-quality and cost-effective health care is consistent with the mission, vision, and values of Universal Health Services and in accordance with government regulation, licensing and accreditation requirements. The DON participates in the hospital’s strategic planning and contributes to the achievement of institutional goals and objectives.

Qualifications

Bachelors of Science in Nursing

Demonstrated working knowledge of behavioral health nursing clinical practices and management.

Extensive knowledge of principles and practices relevant to nursing and patient care activities.

Demonstrated knowledge of effective management and supervisory practices. Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.

Three or more years of progressive nursing management experience in behavioral health setting is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical managementWritten communicationRegulatory complianceNursing leadership

Behavioral Health Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 54% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Registered Nurse Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution44 jobs · 36 employers

11
<$105k
15
$105k-125k
11
$125k-145k
6
$145k-165k
1
$165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs

401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
16%
CME allowance
16%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 30% of Nursing Leadership listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$269k
Typical market rent
$1,390/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.0
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Columbus, IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.