Director of Nursing in Training
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Job Description
Cascades Healthcare is a Utah based owner/operator of skilled nursing facilities in Idaho, Utah, and Nebraska. We recently created a Director of Nursing Training program, where RN's obtain on-site, classroom, and clinical training in preparation to become a Director of Nursing in one of our skilled nursing facilities.
The program is roughly six months in length, full-time. Your training will be provided at one of our skilled nursing facilities in Nebraska. Upon completion of the training, you may be offered a Director of Nursing position at one of our Idaho, Utah, or Nebraska locations.
You will receive competitive nursing pay during the program. An experienced DON has the opportunity to make a strong six-figure income.
Prior nursing home experience is preferred, but regardless of your nursing background, if you are teachable, possess natural leadership skills, and aspire to become an outstanding SNF nurse manager, we would love to hear from you!
- A few attributes of a successful Director of Nursing in a skilled nursing facility:
- Energetic, with innate leadership capabilities
- Articulate, very detail-oriented
- Passionate about creating and maintaining a best-in-class nursing team
- Always growing, always learning
Possesses an entrepreneurial mindset, driven to create & maintain profitability through superior patient care and excellent nursing department management
Requirements
- Registered Nurse license in good standing
- Minimum Associate's degree
- We are happy to consider nursing students in their last semester of school
- Prior leadership experience preferred
Benefits
- Complete medical/dental/vision insurance benefits
- Employer-matching 401k retirement program
- Up to 16 days' paid time off per year
- Company paid Life Insurance
Key Responsibilities
The trainee will undergo a six-month full-time program involving on-site, classroom, and clinical training to prepare for a Director of Nursing role. Upon completion, the individual will manage a nursing department, focusing on patient care, profitability, and team leadership.
Qualifications
- Education
- Associate degree
Key Skills
Long-Term Care Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context
Of the 50 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 66% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is down 9.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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