Director of Nursing

Position Description

Are you a nursing leader ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of youth and lead a team in a specialized behavioral healthcare setting?

Join SC Byars Treatment Center in Columbia, South Carolina, a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) providing 24-hour residential care and treatment for youth and adolescents. We’re seeking a Director of Nursing to lead the nursing department and help ensure individuals served receive safe, high-quality, compassionate care in a structured and therapeutic environment.

In this role, you’ll plan, organize, and direct the functions of the nursing department while leading and developing nursing staff, coordinating care with clinical and operational teams, and ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory and healthcare standards. As a key member of the site leadership team, you’ll help strengthen nursing practice, align resources with the needs of the population served, and support a culture focused on safety, quality, collaboration, and recovery.

If you’re a nursing leader who is passionate about behavioral healthcare and working with youth, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, manage, and direct nursing department operations to ensure effective and high-quality care delivery

• Solve complex clinical, technical, administrative, and staffing challenges

• Oversee active treatment programming across all living areas, ensuring engagement of individuals served

• Interview, hire, and onboard nursing staff, ensuring clinical competence and professional growth

• Conduct performance reviews, manage employee relations issues, and take corrective action when needed

• Create, approve, and monitor schedules, leave requests, and overtime usage

• Develop, maintain, and communicate policies and procedures aligned with regulatory and accreditation standards (TJC, state, federal, and local)

• Manage staffing levels, department structure, and operating expenses, including implementation of new or revised programs

• Provide direct nursing care as needed in response to staffing or operational demands

• Communicate effectively with senior leadership and present on departmental performance and initiatives

What We’re Looking For

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing (required)

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or related field (preferred unless required by contract)

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or related field (preferred unless required by contract)

Experience

• For roles outside of California, five (5) years of total nursing experience with three (3) years of managerial work experience or seven (7) years progressive leadership experience in high-acuity, secure environments, including prior supervisory and command-level roles within behavioral health or secure settings, combined with current clinical expertise as a Registered Nurse (required)

• For California-based roles: At least one (1) year of nursing supervision experience within the last five (5) years (required)

• Experience in a forensic or mental health setting (preferred)

Licenses/Certifications

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of employment or a valid multi-state compact license (required)

Why Join Us

As Director of Nursing, you’ll have the opportunity to lead a dedicated team of professionals while shaping how care is delivered across the facility. This role is both strategic and hands-on, offering the chance to influence operations, support staff development, and ensure regulatory excellence.

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, including:

• DailyPay

• Tuition Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching

• Company paid life insurance

• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)

• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts

• Pet insurance

• Discount and reward programs for Theme Parks & Attractions, Hotels, Rental Cars, Water Parks, Virtual Events & Shows, Movie Tickets, Gift Cards, and more.

• Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

You Matter

From top to bottom, we are a company of caregivers. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone at Recovery Solutions, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day our team has the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most.

For those of you whose calling it is to serve others, this is your moment. Your chance to join our family and be a part of our mission to care for those desperately in need, and to do your part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.