Director of Nursing- $7,500 Sign On Bonus

PACS

5d•$105,000 - $115,000

About The Position

Forest Acres Post Acute is a beautiful 132-bed skilled nursing and Rehab facility conveniently located in Downtown Columbia, South Carolina. Are you looking to make a difference in the lives of those we serve? At Forest Acres, we value the relationships we have in our community, with our fellow colleagues, and also with residents and family members. Are you a strong, compassionate RN leader ready to take the next big step in your career? Do you believe in delivering exceptional care while inspiring and empowering your team? If so — this opportunity was made for you! 💙 We’re seeking a dynamic Director of Nursing (DON) to lead our clinical team with excellence, integrity, and heart. This is your chance to shape care standards, mentor nursing professionals, and make a lasting difference in the lives of our residents and families. This person would need to have SNF experience!!!! ✨ Why You’ll Love This Role: 💰 Highly Competitive Salary: $105,000–$115,000 🎁 Sign-On Bonus — Because we value your expertise! 🏥 Supportive Executive Leadership Team 📈 Career Growth & Professional Development 👩‍⚕️ Empowered, Resident-Centered Culture 💙 A workplace where your leadership truly matters 🩺 Your Impact as Director of Nursing: As DON, you will: ✔️ Lead and inspire a dedicated nursing team ✔️ Ensure clinical excellence and regulatory compliance ✔️ Drive quality improvement initiatives ✔️ Oversee staffing, training, and performance development ✔️ Collaborate with physicians, families, and interdisciplinary teams ✔️ Foster a culture of accountability, compassion, and teamwork This is more than a job — it’s an opportunity to lead with purpose and elevate care standards across the organization. 🌟 🎓 What We’re Looking For: ✅ Active, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license (Required) ✅ Proven leadership experience in long-term care or skilled nursing (Required) ✅ Strong understanding of regulatory compliance ✅ Exceptional communication and team-building skills ✅ Passion for excellence in resident care If you are ready to lead, inspire, and make a meaningful impact every single day — we want to meet you! 📩 Apply today and step into a leadership role where your expertise is recognized, respected, and rewarded. 💙 General Purpose Define the roles and responsibilities of the Director of Nursing (DON). The DON is a registered nurse who oversees and supervises the care of all the residents. The DON also provides direct resident/patient care.

Requirements

Active, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license (Required)
Proven leadership experience in long-term care or skilled nursing (Required)
Strong understanding of regulatory compliance
Exceptional communication and team-building skills
Passion for excellence in resident care
Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred (BSN).
Must be in good standing with the State Board of Nursing and maintain all required continuing education/licensing requirements at all times.
Minimum of 7 years nurse management experience preferred.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in the Microsoft Suite products and Point Click Care (PCC).
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and talk, read or hear.
Frequent use of all office related equipment to include: copier/scanner/fax, telephone, calculator.
Travel by auto or airline may be required.

Nice To Haves

Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred (BSN).
Minimum of 7 years nurse management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Overall management of the entire nursing department and staffing levels.
Develop and implement nursing policies and procedures and ensure compliance.
Responsible for ensuring resident safety and that all residents are treated with utmost respect.
Develop and conduct in-services for the clinical staff.
Responsible for the recruiting, hiring and training of nursing staff.
Coordinates pharmacy services and destruction of expired/discontinued medication.
Liaison between the facility, physicians and family members.
Being a witness at a trial in the event of litigation.
Work closely with all other departments to ensure excellent overall resident care.
Responsible for department budgeting and reporting.
Responsible for keeping current on any regulation changes and disseminating this information appropriately.
Participate in QA, Utilization Review and Patient Care conferences.
Actively participate in and assist with all state surveys and required follow-up activity.
Coordinate MDS and care planning.
Conduct employee appraisals and resolve problems including disciplinary actions and terminations.
Must maintain employee and resident/patient confidentiality at all times.
Provide direct/hands-on resident/patient care as needed.
Supervising and managing the ADON, and entire nursing staff either directly or indirectly.