Remote Corporate Project Director of Nursing

Acadia Healthcare

Franklin, Tennessee(remote)

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Behavioral Health, Clinical Outcomes, Director of Nursing (DON), Healthcare, Leadership, Nursing, Nursing Management, Onboarding, Patient Care, Process Improvement, Psychiatric Nursing, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Quality Management, Registered Nurse (RN), Time Matters, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Franklin, Tennessee
POSTED
9 days ago
Overview:

Corporate Project Director of Nursing (DON) | Remote | 95-100% Nationwide Travel

 

About the Role

 

Step into a high-impact leadership role where you can stabilize teams, elevate care, and drive change across behavioral health facilities nationwide.


Acadia Healthcare is seeking a Corporate Project Director of Nursing (Project DON) to serve as an interim nursing leader across our national network. This role is ideal for a seasoned DON or CNO who thrives in dynamic environments, enjoys turnaround work, and brings strong operational and clinical leadership to complex situations.

 

Why This Role Stands Out:

  • Executive-level visibility across 300+ facilities
  • Lead turnarounds, stabilizations, and project-based assignments
  • High autonomy with strong corporate support
  • Exposure to diverse behavioral health environments
  • Ideal for leaders who enjoy fast-paced, high-impact work

Core Responsibilities:

  • Serve as interim DON or CNO
  • Stabilize nursing operations
  • Improve staffing, quality, and compliance
  • Partner with executive leadership
  • Lead transitions and onboarding of permanent leaders


Why Join Us:

  • Make a national impact
  • Work directly with senior leadership
  • Shape clinical and operational outcomes across our facilities
Qualifications:

Requirements:

  • Master’s degree in Nursing (Psychiatric/Mental Health preferred) required
  • 6+ years of nursing experience required; 10+ years strongly preferred
  • Prior experience working with the target patient population required
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience at the Director of Nursing level or higher required
  • Active RN Compact License in good standing required
  • Experience in a freestanding inpatient psychiatric setting required.
    • Experience in a Residential Treatment Center (RTC) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) environments would be a bonus. 

We’re committed to inclusion and equity.

Acadia Healthcare is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and strive to create an environment where every team member feels valued and supported.

 

Your time matters to us.
We appreciate every application and review each one carefully. While we may only contact candidates whose experience most closely matches the role, we’re grateful for your interest and for considering us in your career journey.

 

 

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About the Company

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Acadia Healthcare

Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, Acadia Healthcare was established in January 2005 to develop and operate a network of behavioral health facilities across the country. Acadia provides premier psychiatric and chemical dependency services to its patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics, and therapeutic school based programs.

Acadia Healthcare’s mission is to create a world-class organization that sets the standard of excellence in the treatment of specialty behavioral health and addiction disorders.

Acadia’s management style and philosophy is one of collaboration and flexibility as we create an energetic and team oriented service delivery system. Our organization values input from employees, physicians, and all strategic alliances. As evidenced in our mission statement, Acadia Healthcare’s mission is to create behavioral health centers where people receive care that enables them to regain hope in a supportive, caring environment. We want Acadia to be synonymous with excellent care, phenomenal customer service and an unparalleled commitment to our patients, staff, physicians, and community.

Acadia is a provider of inpatient behavioral healthcare services. Acadia operates a network of 201 behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 8,300 beds in 37 states, the United Kingdom and Puerto Rico. Acadia provides psychiatric and chemical dependency services to its patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics, and therapeutic school-based programs.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
2005
WEBSITE
http://www.acadiahealthcare.com/