Regional Nursing Director in United States at Jobgether
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Job Description
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Regional Nursing Director based in United States.
This leadership opportunity is ideal for an experienced nursing professional passionate about driving clinical excellence across multiple behavioral health facilities. In this role, you will provide strategic and operational guidance to regional nursing leaders, ensuring high standards of patient care, regulatory compliance, and continuous quality improvement. Working closely with executive leadership, medical teams, and operational partners, you will help standardize nursing practices while fostering innovation and collaboration across programs. You will also play a key role in mentoring nursing leaders, supporting new facility launches, and advancing patient safety initiatives. This position offers the chance to influence clinical operations at a regional level while helping build a strong, connected nursing leadership culture. Candidates must reside on the East Coast and be willing to support multiple locations within their assigned region.
- Provide clinical and administrative leadership to regional nurse managers and supervisors, ensuring the delivery of safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care.
- Collaborate with executive leadership, medical staff, and operational teams to establish nursing standards, policies, procedures, and regulatory compliance across multiple residential programs.
- Support the recruitment, onboarding, mentoring, and professional development of nursing leaders while fostering a collaborative leadership culture.
- Monitor nursing quality indicators, patient safety outcomes, medication management practices, chart audits, and documentation compliance to drive continuous improvement.
- Review nursing-related incident reports, participate in root cause analyses, identify safety trends, and implement corrective actions using a Just Culture approach.
- Assist with the successful launch of new facilities by ensuring compliance with clinical standards, medication safety, emergency response protocols, and environmental safety requirements.
- Standardize nursing workflows and operational processes while balancing organizational consistency with site-specific needs.
- Partner with infection prevention, compliance, and operational teams to optimize nursing resources, improve efficiency, strengthen infection control practices, and enhance overall patient care delivery.
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution; Master's degree preferred.
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license with the ability to obtain licensure in all states within the assigned region.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive nursing leadership experience in behavioral health or a related clinical setting.
- Strong knowledge of regulatory standards, including Joint Commission, CMS, state licensing requirements, and healthcare compliance.
- Demonstrated experience leading quality improvement initiatives, patient safety programs, and nursing performance management.
- Proven leadership, coaching, and team development skills with the ability to build collaborative relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong communication, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to respond effectively in high-pressure or emergency clinical situations.
- Must reside on the East Coast of the United States.
- Competitive annual salary ranging from $126,000 to $173,000, based on experience, education, and qualifications.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off, including sick leave.
- Voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance.
- Opportunity to lead regional clinical initiatives within a mission-driven behavioral healthcare organization.
- Professional development and leadership growth opportunities.