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Fort Walton Beach, Florida

DIRECTOR OF NURSING

Registered NurseFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Gulf Coast Treatment Center is an intensive inpatient psychiatric program for adolescent females, ages 12-18 old. Since 1996, we have been dedicated to providing quality mental health treatment to adolescent females with chronic mental health needs nationwide. Gulf Coast Treatment Center provides comprehensive mental healthcare and education services for at risk female adolescents, families and our community.

Gulf Coast Treatment Center is looking for a caring and compasionate Director of Nursing to join our team and successfully lead and manage the nursing program.

The Director of Nursing Assumes twenty-four (24) hour responsibility for the administration of nursing and clinical care to patients, and the management of nursing personnel in the Facility.

Establishes standards of nursing practice, develops policies and procedures for all clinical services, and nursing standards of patient care.

Benefits Include

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $14.3 billion in 2023.

During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. uhs.com

Qualifications

  • Master of Science in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing required
  • Current Licensure status as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida (in good standing) required
  • Minimum of five to seven years of nurse management experience as a Director of Nursing or Assistant Director preferably in a multi-disciplinary psychiatric setting.
  • CNO/DON experience in a psychiatric setting is preferred.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nursing managementClinical leadershipPsychiatric nursingPolicy developmentStaff managementPatient care standardsRegulatory complianceHealthcare administration

Psychiatry — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 42% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Nursing Leadership jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in nursing leadershipranked against 1,187 Nursing Leadership listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedNursing Leadership median $113k (middle half $97k–$135k)119 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Florida5 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All nursing leadership listings in Florida317 active5,691 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 42% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentFlorida registered nurse listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 2% offer loan repayment317 active listings, Nov 2026
New Psychiatry RN listings37 in the last 30 days37 the 30 days before (about the same)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,187 Nursing Leadership listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Florida figures use all nursing leaderships: too few Florida Psychiatry postings state pay.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Registered Nurse Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

31 jobs · 28 employers
6
<$95k
8
$95k-110k
11
$110k-125k
3
$125k-140k
3
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs
401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
25%
CME allowance
15%
Loan repayment
10% this job
PSLF eligible
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 3.0
Better work-life than 60% of Nursing Leadership listings

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

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities

Living in Fort Walton Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$319k
Typical market rent
$1,828/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.0
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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