Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)

Registered NurseIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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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 leadershipClinical managementRegulatory compliancePatient care coordinationStaff supervisionQuality assuranceCDC guidelinesOSHA complianceNursing administrationCommunicationTeam managementPolicy implementation

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).

Nursing Leadership by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNursing Leadership median $114k (middle half $100k–$130k)107 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingKansas index 90.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nursing Leadership listings in Kansas78 active5,835 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% remote · 56% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Registered Nurse listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 4% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Nursing Leadership listings136 in the last 30 days49 the 30 days before (+178%)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.

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Work-life snapshot

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  • Includes call
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About Frontline Resource Management

Hospitals and Health Care
Lafayette, CO
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Pay
Shift Differentials
Paycheck Advances
Paid sick leave and vacation
Paid Holidays
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Health and Dependent Care FSA
Company paid Basic Life Insurance

Living in Liberal

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$158k
Median resident rent
$900/mo
Residents’ average commute
14 min
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

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

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