Director of Nursing

Director of Nursing Services

Job Details Level: Senior

Job Location:

MAIN OFFICE - TORRINGTON, CT 06790

Position Type:
Full Time

Travel Percentage :
Up to 25%
Job Shift: 1st Shift

Lead with clinical expertise. Build a strong nursing team. Make a meaningful difference.

The Arc of Litchfield County (LARC) is seeking an experienced, compassionate, and collaborative Director of Nursing Services to lead nursing and medical services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This is an opportunity to step away from the demands of traditional bedside nursing and use your clinical expertise to make a broader impact. You’ll lead and develop our nursing team, strengthen clinical practices, and help the people we support live healthy, safe, self-directed, and fulfilling lives in their communities.

Position:
Director of Nursing Services
Status:
Full-time, exempt

Schedule:

Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; no regularly scheduled weekends or holidays

Location:

Litchfield County, Connecticut

• Leadership-focused nursing:
  Make an organization-wide impact without carrying a routine direct-care assignment
• Four weeks of vacation in your first year PLUS twelve paid holidays
• Work-life balance:
  Predictable Monday–Friday schedule with no regularly scheduled weekends or holidays
• Affordable, comprehensive healthcare:
  Employee plans starting as low as $15.19 per week
• Professional growth:
  Paid training and development opportunities
• Meaningful relationships:
  Remain connected to the people we support and the staff who serve them
• Inclusive culture:
  Join a compassionate team grounded in respect, dignity, and belonging

As Director of Nursing Services, you will provide clinical leadership and oversight across LARC’s programs. You will:

• Lead, mentor, develop, and evaluate LARC’s nursing team
• Coordinate nursing and medical services for the individuals we support
• Establish standards of care and continuously evaluate the quality and outcomes of nursing services
• Develop and implement clinical policies, procedures, goals, and practices that promote safe, consistent, person-centered care
• Provide clinical guidance and problem-solving support to nursing, program, and direct-support staff
• Recruit, onboard, train, and support nursing staff
• Oversee medication‑administration recertification and required health‑related training
• Conduct audits of clinical documentation, medical records, licenses, certifications, and other compliance requirements
• Ensure compliance with applicable DDS, DPH, DSS, ICF, and LARC standards
• Serve as a clinical resource during significant medical concerns, hospitalizations, admissions, and transitions back home
• Collaborate with physicians, consultants, behavioral and psychiatric providers, program leaders, and community healthcare partners
• Participate in interdisciplinary planning, reviews, and intake and referral processes
• Represent LARC at DDS Nurse Consultant meetings and stay current on relevant regulations, standards, and nursing practices

What You’ll Bring

• Current Connecticut Registered Nurse license in good standing
• Associate degree in Nursing
• At least three years of full-time nursing supervisory experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead, teach, coach, and develop others
• Strong clinical judgment, critical-thinking, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining quality and attention to detail
• Valid Connecticut driver’s license in good standing
• Ability to travel among LARC programs and residential locations and respond flexibly when unusual circumstances arise

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Experience supporting people with…