Assistant Director of Nursing

Registered Nurse Above average in Pediatrics (RN)Full-Time

Listed compensation

$147K - $162K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Elizabeth Seton Children’s as a Assistant Director of Nursing in Yonkers, New York.

Key Responsibilities

  • POSITION SUMMARY.
  • Understands and promotes Elizabeth Seton Children’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure application with organizational policies and procedures and everyday practices.
  • Lead the planning, development, organization, implementation and evaluation of the neighborhood to facilitate a child/ young adult and family-centered environment that promotes the theme of “children come first”.
  • Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate and direct nursing programs and activities.

Requirements

  • Establish a least restrictive environment where restraints are only used after the care plan team agrees that all other alternatives have been exhausted.
  • Responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance for completion of MDS and Care Plans for each resident according to the pre-determined schedule.
  • Assures that all documentation is completed by established deadlines.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $147K - $162K

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Weekend coverage may be required.

Work with Elizabeth Seton Children’s in Yonkers, New York.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

PALS

Key Skills

Clinical LeadershipChange ManagementEmotional IntelligenceNursing SupervisionCare PlanningInfection ControlBudget ManagementStaff TrainingQuality ImprovementCrisis InterventionPatient Advocacy

Pediatrics — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 47 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 45% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$155k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $143k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Elizabeth Seton Children’s holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 3 active listings.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Assistant Director of Nursing at Elizabeth Seton Children’s a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics (RN) — ranked against 40 active Pediatrics (RN) listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
17%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
7%

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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Pediatrics (RN)

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  • On-site
  • Includes weekends