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St. Clare's - Dover
Dover, New Jersey

Director of Nursing - Sub Acute

Registered NurseNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$108k-$145k

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Job Description

  • Department: Sub Acute
  • Shift: 8-Hr, Day Shift
  • FLSA Status: Exempt
  • Requirements: NJ State RN License, BSN, Nursing Home Leadership Experience.

At Saint Clare's Health, our dedicated team of professionals is committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, Saint Clare's Health is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!

Saint Clare's Health includes CMS 5-Star Rated hospitals and is an award-winning provider of safe, high quality, compassionate care, serving the communities of Morris, Warren and Sussex counties.

Its network of hospitals and healthcare facilities include Denville Hospital, Dover Hospital, Behavioral Health Centers in Boonton, Denville, and Parsippany, and an Imaging Center in Parsippany, among other satellite locations.

The hospitals have received multiple quality awards including Leapfrog “A” ratings for patient safety; Healthgrades recognition for orthopedic surgery, treatment of stroke, heart care, various surgical procedures, and more. For information, visit saintclares.com.

Responsibilities

Responsible for: Planning, staffing, performance management, financial management, communication, compliance with standards/ regulations, customer service, quality initiatives, the application of mission and values, and organizational improvement for areas of responsibility: continuing personal and professional growth.

Supervises the total operation of resident services. Serves as an advocate for residents promoting comprehensive care and coordinating appropriate resources to meet resident needs.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in social work, gerontology, nursing or business required.
  • NJ license Nursing Home Administrator.
  • 3+ years minimum as an Administrator

Pay Transparency

Saint Clare's Health offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.

Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. Benefits may vary based on employment status, i. e. full-time, part-time, per diem or temporary.

A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $107,640.00 to $145,308.80 on an annualized basis.

The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Regulatory ComplianceQuality ImprovementResident AdvocacyCare CoordinationNursing Home Administration

Nursing Leadership — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 45 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 31% are remote, 58% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$126k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $116k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
85% this job
Loan repayment
20%
Sign-on bonus
15%
CME allowance
15%
PSLF eligible
15%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 5.1
Better work-life than 80% 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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Living in Dover

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$502k≈ 4.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,278/mo≈ 25% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About St. Clare's - Dover

Hospitals and Health Care
Denville, NJ
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off
401K Retirement Plan
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Voluntary Benefit Options