Director of Nursing (DON)

Manchester-Center-For-Rehabilitation-and-Healing-1; Manchester (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, and PTO

Plum Benefits

Job summary

Manchester Center for Rehabilitation and Healing is seeking a Director of Nursing (DON) to lead the nursing team and drive clinical excellence in a skilled nursing setting. The DON will shape nursing policy, recruit and retain high‑caliber staff, and ensure the delivery of exceptional resident care.

Responsibilities include developing care plans, training staff, monitoring regulatory compliance, and implementing strategies to reduce hospitalizations.

Qualifications

• Leadership skills to guide nursing teams
• Ability to educate and train staff
• Strong understanding of State and Federal regulations
• Experience in Skilled Nursing Facility settings
• Ability to develop and implement training programs
• Attention to detail in clinical operations
• Capacity to reduce hospitalizations
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of nursing talent in the facility
• Develop and implement nursing policy and procedures
• Hire and retain staff committed to excellence
• Ensure nursing staff have tools/resources for exceptional care
• Oversee ongoing training to deliver excellence
• Coach staff to align with mission and care goals
• Prevent incidents through team training
• Assess residents’ health needs and develop care plans
• Coach team to prevent re-hospitalization

Skills

Leadership

Staff education

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Education

RN Licensed TN

Job description

Director of Nursing (DON)

Manchester Center for Rehabilitation and Healing Looking for Director of Nursing (DON) to join our dynamic team.

Job Description

• Leading all aspects of nursing talent in the facility
• Development and implementation of nursing policy and procedures - nothing cookie cutter
• Responsible for developing the clinical team by hiring and retaining only those committed to a winning culture and outcome
• Responsible to ensure the nursing staff has the tools and resources needed to provide an exceptional experience for those we care for daily
• Ensure ongoing training is conducted as required and as needed to deliver excellence in all we do
• Coach nursing employee conduct to ensure it is consistent with our mission of exceeding expressed and unexpressed wishes
• Prevention of incidents at the facility by being closely involved in the ongoing training of our team
• Assessing the health needs of each resident to ensure we develop plans of care to best meet their needs
• Coach and develop clinical team to prevent re-hospitalization

Qualifications/Requirements

• RN Licensed in TN
• At least one year of DON or two years ADON experience
• Ability to understand State and Federal Regulations
• At least one year experience working in a Skilled Nursing Facility
• Ability to educate the staff
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to reduce hospitalization
• Attention to detail

Benefits Offered

• Health, Dental, Vision, 401k, and PTO
• Plum Benefits

Hours

• Full Time

An Equal Opportunity Employer