Director of Nursing

We invite you to join our team of talented, caring professionals that take pride in serving the veterans of Tennessee.

Our State Veterans’ Homes are consistently ranked among the top nursing homes in the nation because our dedicated team goes above and beyond to ensure every resident receives the highest quality of care possible. As an organization, we are passionate about creating an outstanding workplace for our employees.

• State of TN dental, vision, and health plans
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Child Account (DCA) options for child care and medical expenses
• Generous paid time off and holiday pay
• State of TN retirement plan (TCRS) – 100% employer paid pension contribution. Full-time employees are fully vested after 5 years of service.
• 401(k) and 457 plan options
• Sick leave and extended disability benefits
• Disability, cancer, accident, and life insurance
• Access to state wellness program
• State medical and prescription drug plan
• State Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Free credit union membership
• Cellular discount with specific provider

Proudly Serving Those Who Served! Winner 2024 & 2025 Best Nursing Home in Rutherford County!

A Director of Nursing is needed at our skilled nursing facility in Murfreesboro TN.

Tennessee State Veterans’ Home is a long-term care and skilled nursing facility dedicated to caring for Tennessee veterans and their families. Consistently ranked in the top 3% for quality care according to CMS, Tennessee State Veterans’ Home has been a leader in Nursing Home care for over 25 years.

The primary function of the Director of Nursing is to coordinate Nursing Services in accordance with Tennessee State Veterans’ Home Board polices and applicable state and federal laws. Supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

• Set resident care standards in accordance with accepted current standards of care to provide high quality care to residents.
• Assess, direct and supervise residents’ care needs and assist in the development of individualized plans of resident care to include making recommendations for special rehabilitation programs, family involvement and the physician’s plan of care for the residents.
• Responsible for development and implementation of nursing rehabilitation and restorative programs.
• Assess resident responses to medication and treatments and make appropriate recommendations for nursing action to be implemented.
• Conduct or participate in resident care conferences.
• Direct, evaluate and supervise all resident care and initiate corrective action as necessary.
• Conduct daily resident rounds and initiate corrective action and report problems to the Administrator as necessary.
• Analyze Quality Indicator reports, identify concerns and implement corrective action to improve resident care.
• Identify safety hazards and initiate corrective action. Responsible for analysis of resident incident and accident investigation reports to determine cause(s) and implement corrective action(s), when appropriate.
• Responsible for the development of nursing service objectives and performance standards of nursing practice for each category of nursing personnel.
• Direct and implement nursing service educational programs including, but not limited to, orientation and in-service for licensed and unlicensed nursing personnel.
• Conduct staff meetings with all shifts for purposes of planning, coordinating and implementing nursing service policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate consistent management of nursing service problems, emergency situations, and initiate ‘lifesaving’ measures in the absence of a physician.
• Responsible for nursing service compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
• Participate in committee meetings and function on committees as assigned.
• Communicate daily with nursing personnel providing clear, concise information as well as specific assignments.
• The Director of Nursing s responsible for the overall clinical services provided 24 hours a day,…