Director of Nursing
About The Position
Brookdale Southside is seeking a Director of Nursing (Health & Wellness Director) for their 317-unit community, which includes assisted living, memory care, and independent living. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in assisted living and memory care. The Director of Nursing/Health and Wellness Director manages the day-to-day healthcare operations of the community to ensure resident’s healthcare needs are met, ensuring residents are treated with respect and dignity and quality care is provided as resident’s healthcare needs change. This role involves being on call, completing assessments on incoming residents, interviewing new hires, managing clinical staff, and partnering with the sales team and Executive Director. As Director of Nursing at Brookdale, you will utilize your leadership qualities to inspire, lead and manage the overall operation of the clinical team to provide the highest quality of care and services for our residents. You will proactively build relationships with residents, families, physicians and other healthcare providers for the coordination of exceptional personalized care. You will consistently collaborate with community leadership, mentor and engage your associates and build resident and family satisfaction. Brookdale supports its Nurse Leaders through a structured six-week orientation, online resources, local nurse mentors, ongoing collaborative support, and tuition reimbursement. This is an opportunity for a strong nurse leader looking to advance their career or an experienced Director of Nursing seeking to join a mission-driven organization.
Requirements
- Previous experience working in assisted living and memory care
- Education as required to obtain state nursing license
- State nursing license (LPN/LVN or RN)
- Driver’s license
- Minimum of 3 years relevant experience
- Clinical leadership experience preferred
- Strong working knowledge of technology
- Proficiency in Microsoft office suite
- Proficiency in electronic documentation
Responsibilities
- Manages the day-to-day healthcare operations of the community
- Ensures resident’s healthcare needs are met
- Ensures residents are treated with respect and dignity
- Ensures quality care as resident’s healthcare needs change
- Being on call
- Completing assessments on in coming residents
- Interviewing new hires
- Managing the clinical staff
- Partnering with the sales team and Executive Director
- Inspire, lead and manage the overall operation of the clinical team
- Provide the highest quality of care and services for our residents
- Proactively build relationships with residents, families, physicians and other healthcare providers for the coordination of exceptional personalized care
- Consistently collaborate with community leadership
- Mentor and engage your associates
- Build resident and family satisfaction
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Associate assistance program
- Employee discounts
- Referral program
- Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
- Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays
- Company provided life insurance
- Adoption benefit
- Disability (short and long term)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account
- Optional life and dependent life insurance
- Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity Insurance, and legal plan
- Tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
