Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)
Listed compensation
$85k-$90k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Assistant Director of Nursing RN (ADON)
Join Our Team as an Assistant Director of Nursing Services - Shape the Future of Healthcare! Are you an experienced nurse with a passion for delivering quality care? Are you a natural leader looking to make a significant impact in the field of healthcare? We invite you to be part of our dynamic team as the Assistant Director of Nursing Services.
Why Us
We are on a mission to provide excellent care within a positive and comfortable work environment. Our commitment to organizational effectiveness, clear communication, and safety enables us to be the preferred source of nursing and long-term care in the communities we serve.
Job Type: Full-time
Employee Benefits Package
- * Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
- $100–$150 Monthly Company HSA Contribution to help offset employee-only medical insurance costs
- Daily Pay Option through Tapcheck
- BenefitHub Employee Discounts
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employer-Paid Life Insurance – 1x annual salary, up to $100,000
- Paid Time Off & Flexibility
- Personal Day Benefit
- Pet Insurance
- One-to-One Health TextCare – 24/7 access to healthcare providers by text for primary care and urgent care needs. The service and TextCare visits are completely free to employees.
- Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
Put the Nurse Back at the Bedside
- Instant QAPI Insights through MegaData
- Real-Time Wound Reporting
- Enhanced Quality Measure Support through CMI Connect
- AI-Powered Clinical Auditing through Gemini
- Integrated Vital Signs Technology that connects directly to the EMR
5-Star Performance Visibility through TSI
$85,000 - $90,000 annual salary
$15,000 Sign-On Bonus paid quarterly
As an Assistant Director of Nursing Services, you will:
- Support the Director of Nursing (DON) in maintaining quality care standards
- Coordinates plans for the total care of each resident which comply with physician’s orders, governmental regulations and facility resident care policies.
- Communicates and interprets policies and procedures to nursing staff, and monitors staff practices and implementation.
- Participates in all admissions decisions, and may visit prospective residents before admissions, as needed.
- Participates in daily and weekly management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, personnel, or resident complaints or concerns.
- Ensures delivery of compassionate quality care and nursing supervision as evidence by adequate services and staff coverage, absence of odors, general cleanliness, prevention of pressure wounds, and apparent maintenance of optimal resident functions.
- Demonstrates knowledge of and application of Key Clinical Quality Indicates and proactively monitors and implements systems to achieve and/or surpass company thresholds.
- Assume DON responsibilities during their absence
- Provide 24-hour "on call" service for emergencies
- Establishes and manages goals and objects for the nursing department through analysis and strategic planning consistent with the company mission.
- Understands and affects the role of the nurse leader with staff through effective team building motivation, change management, efficient time management, delegation, stress management and effective and timely communication.
- Facilitates collegial relationships among nurse managers and other healthcare professionals.
Requirements
- RN licensed in Missouri
- 5 years of experience in a Skilled Nursing Facility preferred
- Long-term care experience required
- At least 2 years in a nursing supervisory role
- Current BLS/CPR certification
- Reliable transportation
If you're a dynamic nursing professional ready to lead and drive change, apply today! Your leadership can have a significant impact on the quality of care we provide.
We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Key Responsibilities
The Assistant Director of Nursing supports the Director of Nursing in maintaining high-quality care standards and ensuring compliance with governmental regulations. They are responsible for managing nursing department goals, supervising staff, and participating in daily management meetings to oversee resident status.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Geriatric Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context
Of the 40 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 53% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$88k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $96k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 2.4 / 10 · above average in nursing leadership | ranked against 1,187 Nursing Leadership listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $85k–$90k | Nursing Leadership median $118k (middle half $100k–$135k)102 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$96k in purchasing power | Missouri index 90.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Nursing Leadership listings in Missouri | 152 active | 5,777 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 40% remote · 53% no call · 68% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $15k sign-on | Missouri Registered Nurse listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 0% offer loan repayment152 active listings, Nov 2026 |
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