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Canyon View Care Center
Palisade, Colorado

Assistant Director of Nursing

Registered NurseIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

$5,000 Sign On Bonus Available!!

Are you a person who believes in providing great care? Do you believe in having a positive impact on other people's lives? Are you a team-player, quick-thinker, and ready to be a part of an organization that supports your growth?

What We're About

We believe care goes beyond a medical chart. With kindness and integrity as our guide, we strive for excellence in every interaction.

Requirements

You care.

Assistant Director of Nursing Perks

  • Generous Bonuses
  • Growth Opportunities
  • Health Benefits

Position Summary

The primary responsibility of your job position is to assist with planning, organizing, developing, and directing overall operation of our Nursing Service Department following the current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations that govern long term care and assisted living facilities. You are entrusted to ensure that the highest degree of quality care can be provided to our residents at all times.

Key Responsibilities

Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the nursing service department, as well as its programs and activities

Develop, maintain, and periodically update written policies and procedures that govern the day-to-day functions of the nursing service department

Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc., as necessary

  • Determine the staffing needs
  • Recommend the number and level of nursing personnel to be employed
  • Assist in calculating the number of direct nursing personnel care on duty each shift
  • Ensure that all nursing assistants are enrolled in or have graduated from an approved training program

Develop Work Assignments and Schedule Duty Hours

  • Make daily rounds of the nursing service department to ensure all nursing personnel are performing their work assignments
  • Review complaints and grievances made or filed by department personnel
  • Ensure that disciplinary action is administered fairly
  • Participate in the interviewing and selection of residents for admission
  • Develop a written plan of care for each resident that identifies the problems/needs, indicated the care to be given, goals to be accomplished, and which professional service is responsible for each element of care
  • Prepare and plan the nursing service department's budget and submit to the Administrator.
  • Schedule, attend, and participate in nursing service meetings
  • Demonstrate a passion for caring as evidenced by interaction with co-workers, residents, families, and visitors
  • Perform all other duties, as assigned

Talent

  • Relationship Building
  • Have a caring attitude and sincere interest in others
  • Demonstrate friendliness and enthusiasm
  • Build relationships with all types of people

Influencing

Communicate effectively

  • Executing
  • Self-directed
  • Ability to organize and prioritize
  • Ability to exercise judgment and display understanding
  • Detail oriented and follow through
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Solve problems effectively
  • Creative in coming up with options and variety
  • Curiosity and desire to learn

Skills and Knowledge

Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served

Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities

Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as willingness to handle difficult residents

Education

Must be a graduate of an approved RN program. Must maintain a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a RN preferably in the state of CO

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred

Experience

Must have, as a minimum, one (1) year of experience as a supervisor in a hospital, nursing care facility, or other related health care facility

Prefer a minimum (6) months experience in rehabilitative and restorative nursing practices

Work Environment

  • Moves intermittently during working hours.
  • Is subject to frequent interruptions.
  • Is involved with residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
  • Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, etc.
  • Works beyond normal duty hours, on weekends, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.

Is subject to call back during emergency conditions (e. g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).

Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the workday, as well as reactions from dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants.

Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.

May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within the facility

Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a mental and physical examination

Must possess sight/hearing senses, or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met

Must be able to push, pull, move, and /or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet

May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations

Key Skills

Nursing managementStaff schedulingPolicy developmentRegulatory complianceClinical chartingStaff supervisionBudgetingResident care planningConflict resolutionProblem solvingLeadershipInterdisciplinary communicationClinical documentationQuality assurance

Nursing Administration — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 58% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nursing Leadership by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingColorado index 103.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nursing Leadership listings in Colorado107 active5,992 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 58% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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  • Includes weekends
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About Canyon View Care Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Palisade, Colorado
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus
Generous Bonuses
Growth Opportunities
Health Benefits

Living in Palisade

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$561k
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Grand Junction, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.