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Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital, a state-of-the-art, 150-bed hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Behavioral Health and Baystate Health, is seeking passionate, creative and goal-oriented team members. We provide evidence-based mental health care, including programs for child/adolescent, adult and geriatric populations. Our treatment is built on a psychosocial model of care and follows the core principles of resilience, recovery and restoration.

We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation and flexible scheduling so you can focus on what really matters – providing quality patient care. Join our team in Holyoke to build a career that touches lives.


Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Req ID 541912 Post Date May. 12, 2025 CategoryExecutive FacilityValley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital
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Description

Valley Springs, part of Lifepoint Behavioral Health, nationally known healthcare organization with diversified delivery network with facilities from coast to coast, seeks passionate, patient-centric, and goal-oriented team members to join our team. We specialize in compassionate behavioral health services, including crisis stabilization, inpatient care, and outpatient treatment for acute mental health and substance use treatment. Our philosophy is built on a psychosocial model of care to decrease suicide rates, decrease addiction-related deaths, reverse the decline in life expectancy, and improve productivity in the communities we serve. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, and flexible scheduling so you can focus on what really matters–providing quality patient care. Join our team in Holyoke, MA, to build a career that touches lives.

Benefits

  • Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families
  • Up to 16 days of PTO for full time employees
  • 6 paid holidays for full time employees
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts

What you will do in this role:

  • Ensures compliance with all state, federal and regulatory agencies – meeting or exceeding regulatory compliance in delivery of care.
  • Assists in the preparation of monthly reports for quality, safety and PI. May attend monthly quality, safety and other committee meetings.
  • Collaborates with DON on maintaining a high level of service and quality nursing care.
  • Collaborates with DON to ensure adequate orientation, training, supervision and evaluation processes for all staff members.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

  • Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing or relevant state licensure required. Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
  • Previous experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience working with chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, and psychiatric patients across the lifespan preferred.
  • Experience in patient assessments, family motivations, treatment planning and communication with external review organizations or comparable entities. Leadership experience preferred.
  • Current unencumbered RN license to practice by the State Board of Nursing.
  • CPR certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.

Salary range: $90,000 - $120,000 per year We would expect those hired into this job would be paid within this annual rate, however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this annual rate.

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