RN - Regional Nurse Consultant

Salary

Starting at $165,000 / Year

Regional Nurse Consultant (RN) - Skilled Nursing

Elderwood Administrative Services
Regional, Field-Based Clinical Leadership Position

Western New York (Primarily) with flexibility for travel

Elderwood Administrative Services is seeking an experienced Regional Nurse Consultant (RNC) to support clinical operations and nursing leadership across a portfolio of skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities.

This is a highly visible, field-based leadership role for an accomplished Registered Nurse who understands that sustainable clinical performance is built through consistent facility presence, strong Director of Nursing partnerships, clear standards and practical support.

As a Regional Nurse Consultant, you will work closely with facility Directors of Nursing, Administrators, nursing leaders, regional operations and Elderwood's Chief Nursing Officer to strengthen clinical practice, regulatory readiness, employee development and resident outcomes.

The role is well suited to a former Director of Nursing or regional clinical leader who can assess what a facility needs, establish priorities and help local leaders turn expectations into consistent daily practice.

This is a regional field position requiring regular in-person presence at assigned Elderwood facilities. It is not a remote clinical-consulting role.

Western New York contains the largest concentration of supported facilities; however, the Regional Nurse Consultant must also be willing and able to travel to facilities in Central New York and the Adirondack region based on operational and clinical needs.

Typical travel expectations include:

• Regular daytime travel among assigned skilled nursing facilities
• In-person facility presence several days during a typical workweek
• Scheduled travel to Central New York and Adirondack facilities, as needed
• Periodic overnight travel when distance, scheduling or facility needs require it
• Flexibility to adjust planned travel in response to surveys, leadership transitions, significant clinical events or urgent facility priorities
• Additional facility presence during periods requiring focused clinical support

The successful candidate should be comfortable spending meaningful time inside facilities, working directly with nursing leaders and frontline teams.

This position requires more than identifying gaps or issuing recommendations.

Our Regional Nurse Consultants build credibility by being present, understanding facility realities and working alongside local leaders to solve problems. The strongest candidate will know when to coach, when to challenge, when to escalat e and when a facility needs hands-on support to move an initiative forward.

You will be expected to establish trusted relationships while maintaining clear clinical expectations and accountability.

• Influence clinical performance across multiple skilled nursing communities.
• Work directly with facility and organizational leaders on meaningful clinical priorities.
• Help develop current and future Directors of Nursing.
• Bring successful practices from one facility to others across the portfolio.
• Serve as a consistent clinical resource during periods of growth, transition and operational challenge.
• Join a broader clinical leadership structure that values facility partnership, accountability and resident-centered care.

If you are an experienced skilled nursing leader who can balance regulatory knowledge, operational judgment, mentorship and hands-on facility support, we would like to meet you.

Your Leadership Impact
- As a Regional Nurse Consultant, you will:

• Provide clinical guidance and oversight to an assigned portfolio of skilled nursing facilities.
• Partner with Directors of Nursing and Administrators to evaluate clinical priorities and strengthen nursing operations.
• Coach and mentor DONs, ADONs and other nursing leaders through complex clinical, regulatory and employee-related challenges.
• Support the onboarding and development of newly hired or promoted Directors of Nursing.
• Help facilities maintain ongoing survey readiness and respond effectively to regulatory findings.
• Participate in clinical reviews, audits and facility assessments to identify risks, patterns and opportunities for improvement.
• Review quality indicators, clinical outcomes and operational practices with…