Director of Nursing

Ascent Healthcare Management; Rutherfordton (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilltop Health & Rehabilitation in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, is seeking an experienced Director of Nursing to lead our clinical team and inspire excellence in resident care.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader, on the floor with staff, survey-ready, and committed to building a stable team without agency dependency.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical leader with long-term care knowledge.
• Present on the floor, connected to residents and staff.
• Able to hold people accountable while supporting the team.
• Survey-ready, detail-oriented, and proactive.
• Believes problems should be identified, addressed, and fixed.
• Partner to the Administrator and leadership team.
• Understands great nursing starts with knowing residents.

Responsibilities

• Lead the clinical team and oversee nursing operations at the facility.
• Collaborate with the Administrator and leadership to ensure quality resident care.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Long-term care expertise

Presence on floor

Accountability

Detail-oriented

Proactiveness

Team collaboration

Resident-centered care

Job description

DIRECTOR OF NURSING

Hilltop Health & Rehabilitation

Come lead a nursing home you can be proud of.

Hilltop Health & Rehabilitation is looking for an experienced Director of Nursing to lead our clinical team.

And here’s what makes Hilltop different:

ZERO AGENCY.
Yes. Zero.

Hilltop is what we love about a traditional nursing home — a strong team, familiar faces, residents who know their caregivers, and people who genuinely care about the building they work in.

We aren’t looking for someone to come in and save a sinking ship.

We’re looking for someone great to lead a great facility.

The right DON will be:

• A strong clinical leader who knows long-term care
• Present on the floor and connected to residents and staff
• Comfortable holding people accountable while still supporting the team
• Survey-ready, detail-oriented, and proactive
• Someone who believes problems are meant to be identified, addressed, and fixed — not ignored
• A partner to the Administrator and leadership team
• Someone who understands that great nursing starts with knowing your residents

At Hilltop, you’ll have something every DON wants:

A stable nursing team. No agency dependency. A fantastic facility. And the opportunity to lead instead of constantly putting out fires.

We believe nursing home leadership should still be about the people who live inside the building.

If you’re an experienced DON who wants to get back to leading nurses, knowing residents, building a team, and being proud of the care your facility provides, we want to talk to you.

Come see Hilltop. You’ll understand why we’re proud of it.

Hilltop Health & Rehabilitation
Rutherfordton, North Carolina

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