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Phoenix Home Care and Hospice
Springfield, Missouri

Assistant Director of Nursing, Home Health

Registered NurseNo weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Now Hiring: Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON)
  • Location: Springfield, MO
  • Full Time | Monday through Friday | Day Schedule

We are adding to our already amazing team! Phoenix Home Care & Hospice is seeking a strong clinical leader to step into an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON) role in Springfield. This position is ideal for an experienced nurse who is ready to grow into leadership or continue building on an established leadership background.

As ADON, you will support the Director of Nursing in overseeing clinical operations, guiding nursing staff, and ensuring patients receive high quality, compliant, and compassionate care. You will play a key role in both the day-to-day success of the team and the long-term growth of the department.

What You Will Do

  • Support the Director of Nursing in daily clinical operations
  • Supervise, coach, and develop nursing staff
  • Ensure compliance with all state, federal, and company regulations
  • Assist with patient care oversight and clinical quality initiatives
  • Review and support care plans to ensure appropriate service delivery
  • Conduct staff education, training, and performance evaluations
  • Assist with problem solving, escalations, and clinical decision making
  • Participate in hiring, onboarding, and retention of nursing staff
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support patient outcomes

What We Are Looking For

  • Active Missouri RN license
  • At least 2 years experience in Home Health
  • Market and deal tactfully with clients and the community.
  • Knowledge of business management and government regulations.
  • Ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing.

Must have the ability to demonstrate self-confidence and a positive attitude toward self and others and maintain commitment and enthusiasm to achieve our goal.

What We Offer

  • Multiple Major Medical plans to choose from
  • Dental and Vision coverage
  • Spousal and Family insurance options
  • 401k options
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid training and leadership development
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Employee recognition programs

Supportive and Mission Driven Team Culture

  • We’re taking the journey with you, creating a New Beginning!
  • Choose Phoenix, Apply today!

Our mission is to offer New Beginnings and meaningful opportunities to our caregivers and clinicians while providing home care services to our clients built on innovation, skill, and Christ-like values of compassion, honesty, and patience.

Key Responsibilities

Support the Director of Nursing with daily clinical operations, staff supervision and development, regulatory compliance, patient care oversight, and quality initiatives. Help manage care plans, staff training and evaluations, clinical escalations, hiring and retention, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

Requirements

Applicants must hold an active Missouri RN license and have at least two years of home health experience. They should be tactful with clients and the community, understand business management and government regulations, communicate effectively, and demonstrate confidence, a positive attitude, commitment, and enthusiasm.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nursing Staff SupervisionStaff Coaching and DevelopmentClinical Quality ImprovementCare Plan ReviewStaff Education and TrainingPerformance EvaluationHiring and OnboardingStaff RetentionInterdisciplinary CollaborationVerbal and Written Communication

Home Health Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 54% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Nursing Leadership jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.9 / 10 · above average in nursing leadershipranked against 1,187 Nursing Leadership listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedNursing Leadership median $114k (middle half $100k–$130k)104 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nursing Leadership listings in Missouri148 active5,843 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 34% remote · 54% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMissouri Registered Nurse listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 0% offer loan repayment148 active listings, Nov 2026
New Home Health Nursing listings132 in the last 30 days62 the 30 days before (+113%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Phoenix Home Care and Hospice#9 of 12 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,187 Nursing Leadership listings), Top Employers work-life 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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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 3.9
Better work-life than 70% of Nursing Leadership listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Phoenix Home Care and Hospice

Hospitals and Health Care
Springfield, Missouri
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Multiple major medical plans
Dental and vision coverage
Spousal and family insurance options
401k options
Paid time off
Paid training and leadership development
Continuing education opportunities
Employee recognition programs

Living in Springfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$235k
Typical market rent
$1,192/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.6
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Springfield, MO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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