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Beacon Specialized Living
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Assistant Director of Nursing - ADON

Registered NurseIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75k-$85k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Make a Difference Through Nursing Leadership

Beacon Specialized Living is seeking an experienced Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) to support the Director of Nursing in leading clinical operations across our behavioral health programs.

Beacon provides residential services and supports to children and adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Severe Mental Illness, Autism, and high-acuity behaviors.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RN leader who is passionate about quality care, team development, and improving outcomes.

What You'll Do

  • Support the Director of Nursing with daily operations and provide coverage when needed.
  • Supervise and support RNs and LPNs.
  • Provide clinical guidance and triage medical concerns.
  • Monitor medication administration, health conditions, infection control, and clinical outcomes.
  • Conduct chart and documentation audits and monitor eMAR/EHR compliance.
  • Participate in hiring, training, performance evaluations, and staff development.
  • Coordinate medical, psychiatric, dental, and optical appointments as needed.
  • Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, and interdisciplinary teams.
  • Support admissions, discharges, transfers, audits, inspections, and corrective action plans.
  • Provide medical and clinical training to staff.
  • Maintain the nursing on-call schedule.
  • Participate in quality improvement initiatives and policy development.
  • Promote safe, compassionate, trauma-informed care.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Schedule & Benefits

Generally, Monday–Friday, 8:00 a. m.–5:00 p. m.

  • No scheduled weekends or holidays
  • On-call responsibilities (mainly via phone)
  • Competitive benefits package
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Professional growth and leadership opportunities
  • Meaningful work supporting individuals with complex behavioral health needs

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
  • Current RN license in good standing
  • 3–5 years of clinical nursing experience
  • 1–2 years of leadership or supervisory experience
  • Valid driver's license
  • Ability to pass a criminal background check
  • Strong communication, organization, clinical judgment, and leadership skills
  • Ability to travel between Beacon locations
  • Proficiency with computers and electronic medical records

Key Responsibilities

The Assistant Director of Nursing supports clinical operations by supervising nursing staff, monitoring medication administration, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. They also collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care and participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Staff supervisionChart auditingStaff trainingPerformance evaluationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Psychiatry — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 46% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $82k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Assistant Director of Nursing - ADON at Beacon Specialized Living a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Nursing Leadership — ranked against 1,187 active Nursing Leadership listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Salary Distribution26 jobs · 20 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
Sign-on bonus
17%
CME allowance
13%
Loan repayment
9%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.0
Better work-life than 80% of Nursing Leadership listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Includes call

Living in Scranton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k≈ 2.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,354/mo≈ 22% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Beacon Specialized Living

Mental Health Care
Kalamazoo, MI
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k) with company match
Competitive benefits package
Professional growth and leadership opportunities
No scheduled weekends or holidays