Director of Nursing

Who We Are Our all-women’s campus provides a safe place to heal with a treatment team that leads our program in a serene, 36-acre campus overlooking a pond where women can connect to nature, themselves, and one another, unburdened. Located just outside of Birmingham, Alabama, our eating disorder treatment center provides care to adolescent girls (ages 12 to 17) and adult women (ages 18 and older) who struggle with feeding or eating disorders.

Dually licensed as an eating disorder center as well as a mental health treatment center, Magnolia Creek can tailor a dual diagnosis program for co-occurring mental health conditions including mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), attachment disorder, dissociative disorders, and personality disorders.

Columbiana is commutable from Shelby, Calera, Chelsea, Montevallo, Alabaster, Pelham, and commute is against traffic from Birmingham area.

What We Offer Multiple Development Pathways Company Supported Continuing Education & Certification

PPO & HDHP Health Plan Options Flexible Dental & Vision Plan Options
100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
100% Company Paid Critical Illness (with health enrollment plan)100% Company Paid Life & ADD
401K with Company Match Company-Sponsored HSA, FSA, & DSA Tax Savings Accounts Six Annual Paid Holidays Plus One Floating Holiday Generous Team Member Referral Program Position Summary The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for providing overall leadership, coordination, and supervision of the facility’s nursing staff while ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment. This role oversees the development and implementation of medical and nursing policies and procedures, directs nursing training, and ensures compliance with all accrediting body requirements.

Relationships and Contacts Within the organization:
Maintains frequent and close working relationships with the facility Executive Director, Vice President of Nursing Services, Assistant VP of Admissions, Nursing team, Milieu Supervisor, facility leadership, peers and vendors.

Outside the organization:
May initiate and maintain working relationships with clinical providers, referral partners, clients and vendors as needed and directed.

Position Responsibilities Essential Responsibilities Provides leadership and supervision to the nursing team, to include hiring, training, coaching and performance management.

Oversees and performs daily vital signs/glucose monitoring of clients.

Oversees and performs medication distribution and documentation, identifies medical issues daily, reports issues to Nurse Practitioner as needed.

Orders medication and ensures proper delivery from pharmacy.

Works with insurance companies on patient medications, completes insurance forms, and calls as needed.

Oversees and performs blood draws, following up on lab values as needed.

Takes medication orders from MD/NP conducts daily medication order follow up.

Maintains medical supply inventory, places supply orders as needed.

Coordinates external client medical appointments with team members.

Ensures all admission/discharge nursing duties are conducted and documented within required time frames.

Ensures effective communication between medical/nursing staff, medical vendors, and direct care team.

Provides medication management and oversite ensuring accurate accounting of medication charting/procedures/training for all nursing staff.

Monitors all labs/EKGs/other tests and communicating results with medical providers.

Oversees all pharmacy paperwork/forms-includes controlled substances.

Oversees infection control program and quarantine program for staff/clients.

Maintains biohazard accounts and procedures, ensuring team members are trained on and adhere to infection control procedures.

Manages the nursing area including ensuring that medications are secured and only authorized individuals have access.

Ensures all admission/discharge nursing duties are conducted and documented within required time frames.

Works closely with vendors and contractors providing clinical services (ie. pharmacy, lab, biohazard pick up, etc.) to ensure proper communication and procedures…