Assistant Director of Nursing
Location: Prescott, AZ
Hours & Schedule: Full-time, Onsite
Work Environment: Inpatient Psychiatric, Crisis Stabilization, Residential, and Outpatient Behavioral Health Settings
Travel Required: Travel between assigned healthcare locations as needed
Salary / Hourly Rate: $110,000–$135,000 annually
Why work with us:
Join a dedicated healthcare team committed to delivering compassionate, high-quality behavioral health services across a variety of clinical settings. This leadership opportunity allows you to make a meaningful difference in patient care while supporting nursing teams, strengthening clinical operations, and promoting excellence in psychiatric and behavioral health treatment.
As Assistant Director of Nursing, you will have the opportunity to influence nursing practices, develop clinical talent, and help maintain the highest standards of patient safety and regulatory compliance. You'll work alongside experienced healthcare professionals in a collaborative environment that values clinical expertise, professional growth, and recovery-focused care.
What our ideal new team member looks like:
Our ideal Assistant Director of Nursing is an experienced, compassionate, and highly organized nursing leader with a strong background in psychiatric and behavioral health services.
You bring extensive knowledge of nursing operations, regulatory compliance, and clinical quality improvement. You are confident leading multidisciplinary teams, navigating complex clinical situations, and ensuring safe, effective patient care across multiple levels of treatment.
You are a hands-on leader who remains approachable, supports professional development, and is willing to step into direct patient care when needed. Your commitment to trauma-informed care, patient advocacy, and continuous improvement makes you an essential part of a successful nursing leadership team.
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to support nursing leadership and oversee clinical operations across inpatient psychiatric, crisis stabilization, residential behavioral health, and outpatient treatment settings.
This full-time, onsite leadership position works closely with the Director of Nursing to ensure nursing services consistently meet clinical quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance standards.
The Assistant Director of Nursing will provide oversight of nursing workflows, staff supervision, clinical documentation, regulatory survey readiness, crisis management, medication safety, and quality improvement initiatives.
This position requires a strong understanding of Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) licensing regulations, AHCCCS behavioral health requirements, The Joint Commission (TJC) accreditation standards, and CMS Conditions of Participation.
The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional clinical judgment, strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to provide hands-on nursing support during staffing shortages, emergencies, or periods of increased patient acuity.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Regulatory Compliance, Accreditation & Quality Assurance
Support compliance with ADHS behavioral health licensing regulations, The Joint Commission accreditation standards, CMS Conditions of Participation, and AHCCCS behavioral health requirements.
Maintain continuous survey readiness across inpatient psychiatric, crisis stabilization, residential, and outpatient treatment environments.
Coordinate mock surveys, regulatory tracers, environmental safety rounds, and clinical compliance assessments.
Collaborate with quality and risk management teams to investigate clinical incidents, sentinel events, patient grievances, and medication variances.
Participate in root-cause analyses and develop corrective action plans to address identified quality or safety concerns.
Monitor nursing documentation to ensure compliance with medical necessity requirements, individualized treatment plans,…