Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)
Compensation
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Job Description
We’re Certified as a GREAT PLACE TO WORK!
Ready to Lead Beyond the Floor? Put your nursing experience to work in a leadership role where you can support staff, improve resident outcomes, and make a lasting impact!
At Wheatridge Park Care Center, we believe in creating a workplace where people feel valued, supported, and inspired to make a difference every day. Join our team and discover how rewarding your career can be!
Now Hiring: Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)
Schedule: Mon-Fri and clinical manager on-call weekend rotation
About the Role
As our Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON), you’ll support the Director of Nursing (DON) in planning, organizing, developing, and overseeing the daily operations of the Nursing Services department. Your leadership helps ensure the highest quality of patient care while maintaining compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and community standards.
Benefits We Offer
- Competitive Pay
- Shift Differentials for select shifts and positions
- Paycheck Advances
- Paid sick leave and vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Health and Dependent Care FSA
- Company paid Basic Life Insurance
- Voluntary benefits: Life, AD&D, Short-Term Disability, Critical Care & Accident Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401K Plan
- Employee Discount Program
- Paid Mentorship and professional growth opportunities
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
Key Responsibilities
Communicate new admissions to nursing staff, including arrival times, room assignments, and any specific care needs
Serve as a liaison between patients, families, and support departments to coordinate and plan for patient care needs
Remain knowledgeable of current best practices, procedures, and regulatory requirements for post-acute care facilities
Implement and interpret departmental programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures
Deliver skilled nursing care and provide supervisory oversight, ensuring compliance with infection control protocols, patient rights, safety, and sanitation standards
Oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of the facility’s infection control program, including monitoring communicable and infectious diseases among residents and staff
Ensure compliance with CDC, OSHA, and local regulations regarding infection control practices and standard/universal precautions
Ready to join our team? Apply now and contact Lori Walker at 720-547-0898 today to schedule your interview.
Requirements
- Valid and active state-issued RN License
- Nursing Degree from an accredited college or University
1 year of experience as a supervisor in a hospital, nursing care facility, or other related health care facility.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Nursing Leadership — Registered Nurse Career Context
Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 56% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Nursing Leadership median $114k (middle half $100k–$130k)107 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Kansas index 90.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Nursing Leadership listings in Kansas | 78 active | 5,835 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 28% remote · 56% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Registered Nurse listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 4% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Nursing Leadership listings | 136 in the last 30 days | 49 the 30 days before (+178%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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