Director of Nursing (DON)

Registered NurseFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Altamaha Health Care Center is hiring a DIRECTOR OF NURSING (DON, RN) to work both short term rehabilitation and long-term care.

We offer a 5 week onboarding/orientation process to ensure your success as a DON.

Position Summary

The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible for the overall direction of clinical services. In this position, you will be responsible for the overall quality, adequacy of services provided and supervision of staff.

The DON establishes, implements and evaluates goals and objectives for each resident that meet and promote the overall health and well being by using high standards of quality care.

The Director of Nursing / DON assures that care is coordinated between all departments and that all our resident needs are identified through the assessment process and addressed through the implementation of the Plan of Care and supervisory process.

Ensures quality care that is consistent with company and regulatory standards. May be designated to assume responsibilities of daily operations of the facility in the Administrator's absence.

Requirements

Must have a current Registered Nurse License issued in the state where the person will practice, and the candidate must be a graduate of an approved school of Nursing.

Must have at least 2 years of experience as a Director of Nursing in a long-term care facility.

*Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Key Responsibilities

Direct clinical services and oversee the quality and adequacy of resident care, including staff supervision and the establishment and evaluation of resident-focused goals. Coordinate care across departments, ensure resident needs are assessed and addressed through care plans, and maintain company and regulatory standards; may oversee daily facility operations when the Administrator is absent.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical Services DirectionQuality of CareGoal SettingResident AssessmentCare PlanningInterdepartmental CoordinationRegulatory ComplianceNursing Leadership

Nursing Administration — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 50% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nursing Leadership by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNursing Leadership median $118k (middle half $99k–$135k)111 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nursing Administration listings in Georgia25 active—live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
All nursing leadership listings in Georgia264 active5,711 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 20% remote · 50% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedGeorgia registered nurse listings (all specialties): 7% state a sign-on bonus · 3% offer loan repayment264 active listings, Nov 2026
New Nursing Administration RN listings121 in the last 30 days140 the 30 days before (−14%)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. Georgia figures use all nursing leaderships: too few Georgia Nursing Administration postings state pay.

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Benefits & Perks

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

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 30% of Nursing Leadership listings

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

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About Altamaha Health Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Jesup, Georgia
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

5-week onboarding/orientation

Living in Jesup

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$230k
Typical market rent
$1,175/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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