Assistant Director of Nursing
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Qualifications
- Current, active, and unrestricted nursing license in the state of employment
- Current CPR and First Aid certification or ability to obtain as required by state regulations
- Knowledge of assisted living regulations and nursing practices
- Experience in assisted living, long-term care, or senior living preferred
- Knowledge of Alzheimer's disease, dementia care, and memory support services preferred
- Strong leadership, team building, conflict resolution, and communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities
- Basic computer proficiency, including Microsoft Outlook and Word
- Ability to participate in an on-call rotation and work occasional varying shifts as needed
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Key Responsibilities
The Assistant Director of Nursing oversees nursing practices and ensures compliance with assisted living regulations. They provide leadership to the nursing team while managing memory support services and participating in on-call rotations.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Assisted Living — Registered Nurse Career Context
Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 54% have no call, 82% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Nursing Leadership median $118k (middle half $99k–$135k)120 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Missouri index 90.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| All nursing leadership listings in Missouri | 152 active | 5,747 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 26% remote · 54% no call · 82% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Missouri registered nurse listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 0% offer loan repayment152 active listings, Nov 2026 |
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes call
About Primrose Retirement Communities
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- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $247k
- Typical market rent
- $1,446/mo
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.5
- State income tax
- Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).
BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.