Director of Nursing-Addictions Facility
Listed compensation
$110k–$125k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Who We Are
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:
- 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 Program
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Medical
- Dependent Care FSA (DCF)
- Eligible for HRSA STAR federal student loan repayment
- Join our growing team and discover the magic here at Avenues!
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Key Responsibilities
The Director of Nursing will oversee all medical and nursing staff, ensuring high-quality, compassionate care and seamless coordination between departments. They are responsible for maintaining medical workflow processes, managing medication inventory, and ensuring compliance with documentation standards.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid RN license and possess strong leadership and communication skills. At least one year of experience in the substance use treatment field is preferred.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Addiction Medicine — Registered Nurse Career Context
Of the 44 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 66% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$118k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $114k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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