Jobs at Ascension Recovery Services

Leads nursing operations for a new substance use disorder treatment facility. Oversees staffing, patient care, medication management, infection control, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, audits, and accreditation readiness. Recruits and develops nursing staff, manages schedules and performance, supports interdisciplinary care, and participates in pre-opening planning and launch execution. Provides direct patient care and clinical escalation support as needed.

Provides individual and group substance use disorder counseling in a residential behavioral health setting. Responsibilities include assessments, treatment planning, psychoeducation, progress monitoring, interdisciplinary collaboration, discharge planning, clinical documentation, patient safety response, and trauma-informed care. Requires an Iowa-recognized CADC or IADC credential, strong communication and documentation skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with patients and behavioral health professionals.

Provides clinical leadership for a behavioral health treatment facility serving individuals with substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions. Oversees therapeutic programming, clinical supervision, admissions, treatment planning, documentation, compliance, quality assurance, staff development, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Leads pre-opening and operational readiness while supporting clinical crises, licensure requirements, and patient-centered outcomes.

Lead pre-opening, launch, and ongoing operations of a retreat-style substance use disorder treatment program. Build leadership team, establish operations, ensure regulatory compliance and clinical quality, manage financial performance and census growth, drive culture and community partnerships, and oversee staff development and safety.

Provides case management for behavioral health and substance use disorder clients with complex clinical and psychosocial needs. Coordinates discharge planning, referrals, transitions of care, and access to housing, employment, transportation, benefits, healthcare, and community resources. Advocates for clients, participates in interdisciplinary treatment teams, documents services in the EHR, maintains confidentiality and professional boundaries, and supports trauma-informed recovery environments.

Develop regional referral partnerships and business development strategies for a substance use disorder treatment center. Build relationships with hospitals, healthcare providers, community organizations, employers, and other referral sources; conduct outreach, presentations, networking, and educational events; monitor market and referral trends; track business development metrics; and collaborate with admissions, clinical, medical, operations, and executive teams to support admissions growth and community access to treatment.

Coordinates financial clearance and patient financial responsibility during admissions. Reviews insurance benefits, explains deductibles and payment expectations, collects and documents payments, resolves missing financial information, and collaborates with Admissions, Revenue Cycle, Billing, and Utilization Review. Provides compassionate support to patients and families while maintaining confidentiality and accurate records.

Directs nursing operations in a behavioral health and substance use disorder facility. Responsibilities include supervising nursing staff, managing schedules and coverage, delivering and overseeing patient assessments and interventions, ensuring medication and documentation accuracy, maintaining regulatory and infection-control compliance, coordinating interdisciplinary care and discharge planning, conducting audits and quality improvement, and supporting trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care.

Supervises Recovery Support Specialists in a residential substance use disorder treatment facility. Responsibilities include staffing, onboarding, training, performance oversight, client orientation, psychoeducational groups, behavioral de-escalation, documentation, transportation support, and coordination with clinical and administrative teams. The role provides direct recovery support as needed while maintaining safety, trauma-informed care, policy compliance, and continuity of client services.

Provides supervision, encouragement, safety monitoring, and daily support to residents receiving substance use and behavioral health treatment. Documents observations, assists with routines and programming, reinforces recovery-oriented behaviors, identifies changes in patient condition, supports crisis prevention, responds to emergencies, protects confidentiality, and collaborates with clinical staff in a 24/7 residential setting.

Provide clinical leadership and direct nursing care for adult inpatient addiction treatment patients. Administer medications, coordinate admissions and discharge planning, collaborate with medical team members, maintain MARs and documentation, act as liaison for patients and families, and support therapeutic milieu and special projects.

Provide comprehensive nursing assessments, safely administer medications, monitor patients during detox and residential treatment, respond to medical emergencies, document care, collaborate with interdisciplinary team, educate patients, and ensure compliance with clinical standards in a trauma-informed environment.

Provide direct patient care for individuals in detoxification and residential substance use treatment: administer medications, monitor and assess patients, assist with admissions and nursing assessments, document care in the electronic record, respond to medical emergencies, provide patient education, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary treatment team to ensure compliance with regulations and promote a trauma-informed therapeutic environment.

Serve as the facility's front-office and HR operational hub. Manage reception, facility logistics, supplies, and vendor relationships. Coordinate onboarding, verify pre-employment requirements, maintain HRIS personnel files, track trainings and licensure, support Joint Commission readiness, and act as primary HR contact for staff.

Supervised internship offering hands-on experience in behavioral healthcare across clinical and non-clinical departments. Interns support treatment teams, participate in projects, receive mentorship, and develop professional skills while gaining exposure to counseling, social work, nursing, administration, HR, marketing, finance, quality, and operations.

Develop and manage a comprehensive alumni program to support patients in long-term recovery. Drive post-discharge outreach, facilitate alumni groups and peer mentorship, coordinate events, track engagement and outcomes, ensure clinical collaboration and compliance (HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2), and support community partnerships and referral pipelines.

Provide comprehensive case management for clients with substance use and co-occurring mental health needs: assess barriers, coordinate discharge and community supports, document in EHR, build community partnerships, and advocate for client recovery and stability.

Provide peer-based support and behavioral health technician duties in a residential SUD detox and short-term treatment program. Responsibilities include intake/orientation, group education, UA collection, progress notes, assisting with ADLs, crisis de-escalation, transporting clients, facilitating recreation, linking to community resources, and participating in trainings.

Provide evidence-based nursing care for residents in residential substance use and co-occurring mental health treatment. Perform assessments, medication administration and reconciliation, nursing care plans, crisis intervention, interdisciplinary treatment planning, documentation, discharge planning, and regulatory compliance while supporting a trauma-informed therapeutic milieu.

Provide nursing care for residential patients with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders: assessments, medication administration, care planning, documentation, crisis intervention, interdisciplinary coordination, discharge planning, and regulatory compliance within a trauma-informed therapeutic milieu.