Executive Director

Cardinal Senior Living; Montoursville (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Cardinal Senior Living seeks an Executive Director to lead Hillside Senior Living in Montoursville, PA. You will unite resident experience, clinical and operational execution, occupancy, and financial results into one high-performing operation.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5+ years of senior living leadership, strong governance, and a commitment to compliance. This role offers meaningful autonomy and accountability within Cardinal Senior Living’s growing communities.

Qualifications

• Progressive leadership experience in senior living or healthcare operations.
• Strong track record of achieving operational and financial performance.
• Experience leading department managers and accountable teams.

Responsibilities

• Own community performance and occupancy metrics.
• Lead resident/family experience and staff development.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and risk management across the operation.
• Build cross-functional partnerships to improve outcomes.

Skills

Leadership experience

Operational excellence

Regulatory compliance

Budget analysis

Communication

Relationship building

Problem solving

Resident relations

Executive presence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration

Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Run the Community. Build the Team. Own the Results.

Cardinal Senior Living is looking for an Executive Director to lead Hillside Senior Living in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. You will be responsible for bringing together resident experience, clinical and operational execution, occupancy, financial performance, regulatory compliance, team leadership, and community culture into one high-performing operation.

We're looking for someone who knows what is happening inside their building, understands the numbers behind the operation, develops strong department leaders, addresses problems before they grow, and creates an environment where residents, families, and employees know what good looks like.

This is not a role for someone who simply keeps the building running. We want someone who can make it better!

What You’ll Own:

• Community Performance
• Resident & Family Experience
• People Leadership & Accountability
• Compliance, Safety & Risk
• Community Presence & Partnership

A strong Executive Director creates a community where:

• Residents and families trust the leadership team.
• Department leaders understand what they own and are held accountable for delivering it.
• Staffing and performance problems are addressed rather than deferred.
• Occupancy, revenue, labor, and expenses are understood and actively managed.
• Financial variances have explanations and action plans.
• Compliance and safety risks are identified early.
• The building is prepared for surveys and inspections, not scrambling for them.
• Cross-functional commitments actually get completed.
• Problems move toward resolution instead of being passed from person to person.
• The operation becomes stronger over time.

The perfect fit is a leader that is comfortable being accountable for the whole operation, can move from reviewing financial performance to coaching a department leader, speaking with a resident family, resolving an operational problem, and preparing for a regulatory visit without losing sight of what matters most, can communicate clearly and make quick decisions, and hold standards without creating unnecessary drama.

What Cardinal Offers

• Performance-based bonus opportunity
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• The opportunity to lead a community with meaningful autonomy and accountability
• The opportunity to grow as Cardinal Senior Living continues to grow

What You Bring

• 3-5+ years of progressive leadership experience in senior living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, healthcare operations, or a comparable multi‑department operating environment.
• Demonstrated responsibility for operational and financial performance.
• Experience leading department managers and developing accountable teams.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance, resident safety, and risk management.
• Ability to manage budgets, analyze financial performance, and respond to operating variances.
• Strong communication, relationship‑building, conflict‑resolution, and problem‑solving ability.
• Ability to build productive relationships with residents, families, employees, healthcare providers, and community partners.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related discipline highly preferred.

If you want a leadership role where you are trusted to own outcomes, build people, improve performance, and make a meaningful difference in the lives of residents, we want to hear from you.

Hillside Senior Living, along with Cardinal Senior Living are an Equal Opportunity Employer