director of nursing

Talbott Recover Center-Main Campus 

Director of Nursing

Talbott Recovery is currently looking for a Director of Nursing for our Main Campus on Hunter Road, Atlanta.  At Talbott Recovery we focus on patient-centered care and a personal individualized approach, upholding a high standard of innovative treatment and compassionate attention to each individual patient's needs. Our integrated program addresses the needs of the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. Our system of care is personalized and we are committed to providing and promoting evidence-based treatment for individuals with co-occurring disorders through clinical services, education, and research. Our purpose is to create lifetime relationships for long-term recovery. Visit us online:

Benefits for Director of Nursing include:

• Caring, challenging, and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401K with Matching funds
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• Career Development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries

What do our current nurses like about working at Talbott?

• Support and Compassion from Team Members and Leadership
• Beautiful Campus-Great place for Recovery
• Great People to work with across all departments
• Quality of the Program

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervises and evaluates the quality and performance of the nursing department.
• Develops, implements, authorizes, and revises Standards of Nursing Practice and Care.
• Develops, implements, authorizes and revises policies and procedures which define how nursing care is assessed, assigned, evaluated and met during admission, diagnosis, planning, treatment and discharge processes.
• Assures medication and administration system complies with laws, regulations, licensure and professional standards of practice.
• Monitors the storage, distribution, control, preparation and dispensing of medication in collaboration with Pharmacy Contractor and Medical Staff.
• Approves and audits medical record documentation methods for nursing care.
• Ensures appropriate, ongoing education and training on relevant clinical topics and skill development.
• Supervises Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waived testing on all nurses and medical assistants.

Education and Experience

• Registered Nurse with minimum 3 years of Management experience
• Experience working with individuals with mental health and addiction disorders preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) and/or Master's degree preferred.
• Unencumbered Nursing License from the state of Georgia or Cooperative Multi State Compact.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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