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Canyon View Care Center
Palisade, Colorado

Director of Nursing

Registered NurseFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

$10,000 Sign On Bonus Available!!

Are you a person who believes in providing great care? Do you believe in having a positive impact on other people's lives? Are you a team player, quick-thinker, and ready to be a part of an organization that supports your growth?

What We're About

We believe care goes beyond a medical chart. With kindness and integrity as our guide, we strive for excellence in every interaction.

Requirements

You care

Director of Nursing Summary

The Director of Nursing oversees the administration of nursing services in accordance with current Federal, State, and Local standards, guidelines, and regulations, as well as company policies and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Supports best practices and objectives and participates in revision of these as necessary to ensure the provision of the highest quality of care to all residents.

  • Develops short and long-range planning for nursing function.
  • Ensures that nursing interventions meet each resident's personal, physical and cognitive needs and maximize his/her self-care capacities, identity, independence, choice, and opportunity for social interaction.
  • Participates in admission decisions to ensure resident needs can be met by facility nursing capabilities.

Ensures a safe and sanitary environment for residents, employees, and visitors via oversight of safety and maintenance functions.

Responsible for ensuring treatments are administered appropriately by subordinates, consults with subordinates to ensure that medications and supplies are stored and controlled properly. There is an adequate stock level of medications, medical supplies, equipment, etc., on-premises at all times.

Other tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

3-5 years' nursing supervisory experience in the provision of direct care to multiple patients/residents preferred; previous experience in Skilled Nursing environment desirable

  • Previous DON experience preferred
  • LTC experience preferred
  • Nursing degree from accredited college preferred; graduation from approved RN program required
  • A current, unencumbered license to practice as an RN in Colorado required
  • Current, valid CPR certification required

Benefits

  • Medical insurance with Rx benefits
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision care
  • 401k retirement savings plan with employer match after one year of service
  • Paid vacation

Key Responsibilities

The Director of Nursing oversees the administration of nursing services to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. They are responsible for developing nursing plans, managing staff, and ensuring the highest quality of care for all residents.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nursing administrationRegulatory complianceResident careClinical leadershipStaff managementMedication managementSafety oversightQuality assuranceLong-term careRN licensure

Nursing Leadership — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 56% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nursing Leadership by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingColorado index 103.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nursing Leadership listings in Colorado107 active5,992 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 56% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
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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About Canyon View Care Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Palisade, Colorado
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance with Rx benefits
Dental insurance
Vision care
401k retirement savings plan with employer match after one year of service
Paid vacation
$10,000 Sign-On Bonus

Living in Palisade

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$561k
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.5
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Grand Junction, CO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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