Interim Director of Nursing; DON) Float
Listed on 2026-10-02
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Nursing
Director of Nursing, Nursing Home, RN Nurse, Infection Control
Interim Director of Nursing – Skilled Nursing Extensive Multi-State Travel | Venza Care
Venza Care is seeking an experienced Interim Director of Nursing to provide temporary clinical leadership support across our skilled nursing centers in all eight states where we operate. This highly visible role is responsible for stepping into centers during DON vacancies, leadership transitions, survey readiness needs, or periods requiring focused clinical stabilization.
The Interim DON will oversee nursing operations, support regulatory compliance, mentor facility nursing teams, strengthen clinical systems, and help drive quality outcomes. This role requires extensive travel, flexibility, strong skilled nursing expertise, and the ability to quickly assess priorities and lead teams through change.
The ideal candidate will have prior DON experience in skilled nursing, strong knowledge of CMS regulations, survey readiness experience, and the ability to build trust quickly with facility teams. Multi-site or regional clinical experience is preferred.
Key areas of focus include:- Interim DON coverage and nursing leadership
- Survey readiness and regulatory compliance
- Quality measure and Five-Star improvement
- Risk management and resident safety
- Clinical documentation and Point Click Care oversight
- Staff coaching, mentoring, and accountability
- QAPI and performance improvement
- Stabilization of clinical systems during leadership transitions
- Active RN license in good standing
- Prior skilled nursing DON experience required
- Ability to obtain licensure in multiple states as needed
- Strong knowledge of CMS regulations and survey process
- Experience with Point Click Care or similar EHR
- Ability to travel extensively across multiple states
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned skilled nursing leader who enjoys problem-solving, mentoring teams, improving systems, and making a meaningful impact across multiple centers.
Interim Director of Nursing (DON) – Skilled Nursing Venza Care | Multi-State Travel Role Position SummaryVenza Care is seeking an experienced Interim Director of Nursing (DON) to provide short-term clinical leadership support across our skilled nursing centers. This role is designed for a highly capable nurse leader who can step into centers during leadership transitions, stabilize clinical operations, support regulatory readiness, strengthen nursing systems, and mentor facility nursing teams.
This position requires extensive travel across all eight states in which Venza Care operates and is ideal for a strong, hands‑on clinical leader who is comfortable entering complex environments, quickly assessing needs, building trust, and driving measurable improvement.
The Interim DON serves as a temporary facility-level clinical leader and works closely with Regional Clinical Leadership, Operations, Compliance, Human Resources, and center leadership teams to support quality outcomes, survey readiness, staff development, and resident-centered care.
Key Responsibilities Clinical Leadership & Operations- Serve as Interim Director of Nursing in assigned skilled nursing centers during vacancies, transitions, or periods of increased clinical need.
- Provide direct oversight of nursing operations, including licensed nursing, certified nursing assistants, restorative nursing, infection prevention, wound care, and clinical documentation processes.
- Assess center clinical systems quickly and identify immediate priorities related to resident care, staffing, compliance, documentation, and risk.
- Support daily clinical operations, including morning clinical meetings, risk review, 24-hour report, new admissions, changes of condition, falls, infections, wounds,…
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