Director of Nursing

Director of Nursing

Department:
Nursing

Schedule:

Monday - Friday; includes some weekends and holidays
Pay: $97,000 - $105,000 (DOQ); merit-based increases

Reports To:

Nursing Manager / General Manager

Weatherly Inn is a family-owned senior living community committed to excellence in memory care and resident-centered support. We partner closely with residents and their families to provide compassionate, personalized, and high-quality care in a warm, welcoming, and professional environment.

Weatherly Inn is seeking an experienced, compassionate, and detail-oriented Director of Nursing to lead and oversee nursing services in our assisted living and memory care community. The ideal candidate is a licensed nurse with strong clinical judgment, proven leadership abilities, and a commitment to resident safety, regulatory compliance, staff development, and quality care.

The Director of Nursing is responsible for overseeing resident care, supervising nursing staff, coordinating with healthcare providers and families, maintaining regulatory compliance, and supporting the overall operations of the community. This position requires a hands-on leader who promotes teamwork, accountability, and positive outcomes for residents.

Full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements:

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

• Oversee all aspects of resident care to ensure services are delivered safely, compassionately, and in accordance with individualized care plans, physician orders, and applicable regulations.
• Conduct assessments of prospective residents and reassess current residents annually or whenever there is a significant change in condition.
• Monitor residents for changes in physical, cognitive, behavioral, or emotional status and ensure concerns are promptly addressed and documented.
• Initiate and facilitate collaborative care conferences with residents, families, healthcare providers, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Review physician orders quarterly and ensure nursing assessments, progress notes, alerts, and other clinical documentation are accurate, timely, and complete.
• Oversee medication storage, administration, documentation, monitoring, and proper disposal.
• Ensure medications, treatments, blood glucose (CBG) checks, and other nursing interventions are performed in accordance with applicable orders, policies, and scope-of-practice requirements.
• Coordinate care with physicians, pharmacies, hospitals, home health agencies, and other external healthcare providers.
• Respond to emergencies, initiate appropriate life-saving measures within the scope of practice and applicable law, and ensure timely follow-up and documentation.
• Serve as Charge Nurse when needed to support safe and consistent nursing operations.

• Provide leadership, direction, and supervision to nursing staff, promoting professionalism, accountability, teamwork, and resident-centered care.
• Participate in recruitment, interviewing, hiring, orientation, training, competency assessment, performance evaluations, corrective action, and recommendations for termination.
• Serve as a role model by demonstrating professional conduct, tact, courtesy, and respect toward residents, families, employees, and healthcare professionals.
• Develop and maintain appropriate staffing levels while managing overtime and agency staffing costs.
• Conduct staff meetings across shifts and coordinate weekly nursing in-service training, along with required monthly or quarterly department meetings.
• Provide guidance and support to staff, including on-call availability for clinical questions, staffing concerns, and emergency situations.
• Communicate regularly with the General Manager regarding departmental performance, staffing, resident care, and operational needs.
• Implement and reinforce facility policies, procedures, employee handbook guidelines, and performance expectations.
• Prepare and submit departmental reports as requested by the General Manager.
• Participate in the preparation and management of the nursing department budget.
• Support facility operations and assume designated responsibilities in the General Manager's absence.

• Ensure nursing services comply…