Assistant Director of Nursing

Registered NurseFull-Time

Listed compensation

$85k-$115k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

This position may not be currently open at one of the Carespring buildings but by applying here, you will be considered when/if a position becomes available based on where the facility of need is located and your listed home address. If you have questions, please contact the recruiter.

Come join our team as a clinical team leader at one of our state of the art, skilled nursing facilities. The Assistant Director of Nursing is a process-oriented person who works directly with the facility DON and nursing team to implement the nursing systems and processes to ensure the facility meets the medical, physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs of all patients.

Pay Rate $85,00 to $115,000 depending on licensure and experience

Responsibilities

  • Assists and supports the DON and possesses a thorough understanding of the DON job description and to be able to assist in his/her duties as necessary and successfully manage the facility during the absence of the Administrator and DON.
  • Supports the overall facility goals, policy and chain of command.
  • Resource nurse for patient care related questions or problems.
  • Monitors patient care and environment by making daily rounds independently and with DON.
  • Oversees the clinical systems in the facility: infection control (acts as the facility Infection Preventionist); skin integrity team and fall reduction/management team.
  • Assists with system/process education for the nursing team and performs ongoing in-service training as needed based on QAPI initiatives
  • Accepts, researches and solves complaints/concerns regarding new admissions.
  • Assists as need in the interviewing, hiring and coaching of the nursing team.
  • Performs chart/charting audits to ensure proper care, treatments and documentation.
  • Acts as a member of the Infection Control and QAPI Team.
  • Assists with nursing meetings on all shifts.

Qualifications

  • Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing, RN, and have a current license in the state in which he/she is practicing.
  • Needs clinical leadership experience and good attention to detail to ensure the facility has appropriate clinical oversight and leadership to promote excellent care delivery
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills
  • High level problem solving, system/process analysis, critical thinking skills
  • Must be in good health.

Carespring is an EOE/M/F/D/V and Smoke-Free Workplace

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nursing managementChart auditingStaff trainingRegulatory complianceTeam coachingFall management

Nursing Administration — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 43 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 21% are remote, 49% have no call, 79% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $108k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nursing Leadership by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$85k–$115kNursing Leadership median $118k (middle half $100k–$135k)106 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$108k in purchasing powerOhio index 92.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nursing Administration listings in Ohio19 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All nursing leadership listings in Ohio257 active5,771 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 21% remote · 49% no call · 79% no weekends43 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOhio registered nurse listings (all specialties): 7% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment257 active listings, Nov 2026
New Nursing Administration listings81 in the last 30 days66 the 30 days before (+23%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Ohio figures use all nursing leaderships: too few Ohio Nursing Administration postings state pay.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs
401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
23%
CME allowance
23%
Loan repayment
18%
Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 30% of Nursing Leadership listings

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

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About Carespring Health Care Management

Hospitals and Health Care
Loveland, OH
501-1,000 employees

Living in Loveland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$345k≈ 4.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,739/mo≈ 25% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.4
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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