Director of Nursing
Listed compensation
$84.4K - $126K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
About Misericordia Home
Misericordia Heart of Mercy is a home to over 600 children and adults with mild to profound developmental disabilities. Misericordia offers a community of care that maximizes potential for persons with mild to profound developmental disabilities, many of whom are also physically challenged.
Summary
Work cooperatively with the Director of Nursing as assigned by the Assistant Vice President of Nursing. This includes being aware of resident/family concerns. Work collaboratively on budgetary concerns, personnel issues & training, and regulatory compliance.
Regularly communicate with AVP of Nursing any concerns or needs that are noticed in their areas. Work cooperatively with the Director of Nursing in ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of all residents in an atmosphere which promotes quality, respect, and dignity of the person.
Support and promote the values connected to the Community of Believers: quality of life, responsibility, connection, and spirituality.
Actively support your team members in the nursing department to insure they are on-boarded, thoroughly trained, engaged with and developed to their full potential throughout their employment.
Responsibilities
- Knowledge of Misericordia philosophy, purpose, and services. Aware of policies and procedures concerning residents, families, personnel, and more specific nursing policies and procedures. Involvement in development and implementation of policies and procedures.
- Support staff retention efforts by actively supporting, engaging and developing nurses hired for all areas. Maintain high level of employee morale through leadership skills and attendance at monthly meetings.
- Foster teamwork with all residential areas. Collaborate on the area specific needs for medical/nursing support
- Ensure employee HR file requirements are up to date (physicals, PPD, CPR, annual training requirements, evaluations, etc.). Implement policies as appropriate.
- Complete ADP payroll processing accurately and in a timely manner. Adhere to the Fair Workweek Ordinance with regards to compliance, scheduling and record keeping requirements of covered employees.
- Ensure that payroll schedule spanning one pay period at a time and weekly assignments are submitted to nurses in a timely manner.
- Have a working knowledge of minimum standards, rules, regulations for licensing and certification of residential Active involvement in staffing’s as needed.
Qualifications
- Licensed Illinois Registered nurse
- Bachelor Degree in Nursing (preferred)
- Minimum 2 years’ experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities
- Supervisory experience
- Leadership skills and/or experience, including but not limited to project management, training, mentoring staff, etc.
- Proven initiative and responsibility; high degree of professionalism
- Proven ability to work as a team member
- Demonstrated ability to connect with residents, families, and staff
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Pay
$84,400 - $126,000
Benefits
- Health, vision and dental insurance
- Paid time off
- 401K Matching
- Roth 401k with 2% match tax-free withdrawals after retirement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Referral bonus
- Attendance bonus
- Many opportunities for growth throughout the company
- Various professional trainings offered
- Referrals to state funded resource providing support in finding childcare
Misericordia is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) according to Title 44, Ill.
Administrative Code, and Subpart C Section 750.150.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Director of Nursing at Misericordia Home a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Nursing Leadership — ranked against 1,187 active Nursing Leadership listings on WeekdayDoc.
Nursing Administration — Registered Nurse Career Context
Of the 40 active Nursing Administration listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 55% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
Nursing Administration pay on WeekdayDoc is down 7.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · top 5% in nursing leadership | ranked against 1,187 Nursing Leadership listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $84k–$126k | Nursing Administration RN median $113k (middle half $97k–$133k)110 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 20% remote · 55% no call · 63% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US registered nurse listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $9k) · 3% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Nursing Administration RN listings | 115 in the last 30 days | 129 the 30 days before (−11%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Nursing Administration RN pay trend | −7.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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