Assistant Director of Nursing

Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles is a growing psychiatric hospital dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care to adult and geriatric patients throughout our community. As we continue expanding toward a 46-bed facility, we are excited to grow our team with passionate individuals who are ready to make a difference every day.

At Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles, our employees are our greatest strength. We are proud to offer a supportive, team-oriented environment focused on professional growth, ongoing training, competitive pay, and work-life balance.

If you’re looking for a rewarding career with purpose, growth, and an incredible team, we would love to have you join the Freedom family!

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) at Freedom Behavioral Lake Charles plays an important leadership role in supporting the daily operations of the nursing department while helping ensure the delivery of compassionate, high-quality patient care. Working closely with the Director of Nursing, the ADON provides support through staff scheduling, supervision, training, coaching, and performance management.

In this role, the ADON assists with maintaining compliance with healthcare regulations and accreditation standards, supports nursing staff in daily clinical operations, and helps create a safe, organized, and therapeutic environment for both patients and employees. The ADON also collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to promote effective communication and continuity of care across the facility.

The ideal candidate is a motivated and compassionate leader with strong clinical judgment, communication abilities, organizational skills, and a passion for behavioral healthcare and team development.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: Registered Nurse for at least 5 years with a minimum of 3 years of past working experience in clinical psychiatric/mental health nursing care, with MSN oversight. 

License:  RN License through the Louisiana state board of nursing 

Experience: 3 years of management in mental health nursing

BENEFITS:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment

• Excellent staff to patient ratio
• Competitive Compensation
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(K) with company match

Freedom provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

****All Applicants selected for employment will be required to undergo a post-offer drug test and federal background investigation.****