Director of Nursing

Department:
Nursing

Schedule:

Monday - Friday; may include some weekends and holidays Pay: $90,000 - $105,000 per year; merit-based increases

Reports To:

General Manager
About Weatherly Inn

Weatherly Inn is a family-owned senior living community known for excellence in memory care and resident-centered support. We work closely with families to provide compassionate, high-quality care in a warm, professional environment.

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid time off (PTO)

Weatherly Inn is seeking a compassionate and detail-oriented Director of Nursing to support high-quality resident care in our assisted living and memory care community. This role is ideal for a licensed LPN or RN who values teamwork, strong clinical standards, and meaningful relationships with residents and families.

• Provide direct nursing care in accordance with care plans and physician orders

• Administer medications, treatments, and CBG checks with accurate documentation

• Monitor and document changes in resident condition and report concerns promptly

• Communicate effectively with physicians, families, and interdisciplinary teams

• Complete shift reports, narcotic counts, and incident documentation

• Follow infection control, safety procedures, and boarding home regulations

• Serve as Charge Nurse when scheduled or in absence of supervision

• Maintain a clean, organized nursing station and medication room

• High School Diploma or GED required;
  College Degree in Nursing preferred

• 5+ year of nursing or related experience preferred; with 2 years in supervisory role required

• Active Washington State LPN License required

• Demonstrated high clinical competence and knowledge of nursing care needs and high quality documentation, thorough knowledge and understanding of WA. Boarding Home regulations
• Required certifications (upon hire or within designated time frame):
  • CPR (within 30 days)
  • Fundamentals of Caregiving
  • Dementia & Mental Health Training (within 90 days)
  • WA. state Driver License with no infractions within 3 years

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Learn to know special needs of residents and report changes in behavior (physical or emotional) to nursing.
• Be familiar with and follow Employee Handbook, Performance Expectations, and specific job duties.
• Able to receive/return routine phone calls from TWI within 24 hours; urgent within 4
• Report needed repairs or unsafe conditions to maintenance or supervisor.
• Report immediately on any job injury to supervisor or charge nurse.
• Maintain a clean work environment.
• Leadership and supervision of the department.
• Resident Care
• Supervise all aspects of resident care, setting high standards.
• Initiate and conduct collaborative family care conferences.
• Conduct assessments of potential candidates and re-assess current residents annually or when there is a change in condition.
• Review physician orders quarterly.
• Monitor effective nursing notes, alert charting and other nursing documentation.
• Work collaboratively with external health care providers.
• Oversee storage, administration, documentation and proper disposal of medications.
• Manage or monitor emergency situations and initiate “life saving” measures per law.

Supervision

• • Act as role model for staff, exhibiting and promoting professional tact, courtesy, and respect to residents, families, employees, and other professionals.
  • Recruit, interview, hire, train, in service, evaluate, discipline and recommend termination.
  • Be available by phone and “on-call” for staff questions and for fill-in.
  • Oversee proper staffing levels while minimizing overtime and agency fill-ins.
  • Conduct staff meetings with all shifts and oversee weekly…