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North Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Director of Nursing

Registered NurseFull-Time

Listed compensation

Starting at $113K

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Job Description

The Atrium at Drum Hill is looking for a Director of Nursing to join their team!

Salary: Starting at $113,000

We are seeking a compassionate and caring Director of Nursing to oversee hiring, training, and management of our community care team. This role will also serve as the liaison with family members, community agencies, physicians, and outside care providers.

Responsibilities

Assuring compliance with all resident care related regulations (e. g., medication management, resident assessments, care plans)

  • Documenting and providing accurate record-keeping, as appropriate
  • Demonstrating personal/resident safety methods and procedures
  • Representing Benchmark Senior Living with pride and knowledge to educate outside groups and organizations

Requirements

  • Being a Registered Nurse (RN)
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a care setting; Assisted Living/Home Care or Hospice setting experience a plus

Knowledge of Dementia Care a Plus

  • As a community leader at Benchmark, you will have access to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to, the following:
  • 8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
  • Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off
  • Discounted Meal Program
  • Associate Referral Bonus Program, up to $1,500
  • Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
  • Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits; no enrollment waiting period
  • 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match

Company-provided Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability

Benchmark Senior Living is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We embrace and encourage our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nursing managementRegulatory complianceResident assessmentCare planningStaff hiringStaff trainingCommunicationLeadershipPatient safety

Nursing Leadership — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 44% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$113k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $107k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nursing Leadership by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$107k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nursing Leadership listings in Massachusetts235 active5,988 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% remote · 44% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts Registered Nurse listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 5% offer loan repayment235 active listings, Oct 2026
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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Benefits & Perks

8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off
Discounted Meal Program
Associate Referral Bonus Program, up to $1,500
Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits; no enrollment waiting period
401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
Company-provided Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability