Nadine Dexter RN, MSN

Nadine Dexter, RN, MSN, has worked in psychiatric nursing for over 35 years in both clinical and administrative capacities. In her role as Chief Nursing Officer, Dexter oversees the nursing staff at Eating Recovery Center’s six Denver-based eating disorders treatment facilities, providing guidance and insight regarding the nursing management of eating disordered patients as part of the multidisciplinary treatment team.

Prior to joining the Eating Recovery Center clinical leadership team, Dexter served as Chief Nursing Officer and Director of Clinical Services for the Wyoming Behavioral Institute, where she was responsible for strategic and operational oversight for nursing, therapy, lab, pharmacy, infection control, dietetics and education services across the full spectrum of psychiatric disorders for adults, adolescents and children. She has also held director-level administrative positions at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Stormont Vail Medical Center and Menningers in Topeka, Kansas. Before moving into a series of administrative nursing roles, Dexter worked as a staff nurse/team nurse, including providing care to eating disordered patients.

In 2012, Dexter was named the Wyoming March of Dimes Nurse Administrator of the Year.