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Otterbein SeniorLife
North Olmsted, Ohio

Director of Nursing (DON)

Registered NurseFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Are you a proven and passionate leader with a desire to serve others? Can you get excited about an opportunity to lead a nursing team focused on enhancing the quality of life and holistic growth of older adults? Are you up for advancing an already successful, 5-Star elder care community?

If this this is you, we need to talk!

Otterbein is a vibrant, faith-based, not-for-profit Senior Living Community that offer Independent and Assisted Living, Nursing Care, Memory Care and Rehabilitation in Ohio and Indiana. Otterbein Sunset House has an opening for a Director of Health Care Services (DON).

The Director of Nursing (DON) is responsible and accountable for the quality of nursing care given to all residents on the campus.

This is accomplished by leading the nursing team and collaborating with other departments to ensure health care services are provided in accordance to policies, procedures, and the regulations that govern our community along with the Mission and Values of Otterbein.

This position is a key member of the leadership team and reports to the Executive Director.

Responsibilities

Assures the quality care of residents is provided on a 24 hour basis through training, scheduling, directing, and supervising quality and sufficient staff.

  • Oversees all day to day operations of the nursing department in all three levels of care
  • Develops and updates appropriate policies and procedures for licensed areas

Works with the physicians, pharmacists, and other health care professionals and suppliers that are part of the health care team to ensure exceptional care and service is provided

Works closely with residents, families and responsible parties of the person who resides in our care in all areas of the campus, addressing their concerns, meeting their needs, and exceeding their expectations.

Assists and leads partners in utilizing appropriate techniques for effective assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of residents and their needs.

Develops and implements strong systems to ensure goals are met and medical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual needs of residents are addressed by the team

  • Ensures the area and its equipment and supplies are neat, clean, safe and utilized appropriately at all times.
  • Ensures community and department policies, procedures, and guidelines, as well as local and state regulations, are met and followed by everyone in the area.
  • Manages the nursing department budget
  • Leads the quality assurance and improvement efforts
  • Coaches and teaches partners and works with them to create the Otterbein Experience

Qualifications

  • Education: Graduate of approved nursing program
  • Licensure/Certification: Valid Ohio Registered Nurse (RN) license

Experience

The successful candidate will have strong clinical skills, effective communication and leadership skills, a commitment to exceptional customer service and previous management experience. The candidate will also need to demonstrate alignment with Otterbein mission and values and have a passion for serving others. At least five year in a nursing leadership role preferred.

  • BENEFITS*
  • Health & Wellness
  • Medical Insurance with free virtual doctor visits
  • Vision & Dental Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for personal and professional support
  • Financial Security
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) that accrues immediately from day one
  • Paid Holidays for a healthy work-life balance
  • Access to DailyPay, enabling you to access up to 100% of your earned wages on a daily basis
  • Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year for ANY field of study
  • Tuition Discounts through exclusive partnerships with the University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, and Hondros College
  • Employee-Sponsored Crisis Fund available for those facing unforeseen challenges
  • Legal & Identity Theft Protection

Growth & Development

  • University Partnerships with University of Cincinnati, University of Toledo, and Hondros College for exclusive tuition discounts
  • Multiple Partner Discounts available for various products and services through Access Perks
  • Access to 1,000s of hours of personal and professional development material through RightNow Media @ Work

*Some benefits, including PTO and tuition reimbursement, are based on hours worked.

Apply today and begin a meaningful career as a Director of Nursing (DON) at Otterbein!

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Staff supervisionBudget managementRegulatory compliancePolicy developmentTeam collaborationResident assessmentCare planningCommunication skillsConflict resolutionTraining and developmentHealthcare operations

Geriatric Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 64% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Nursing Leadership jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNursing Leadership median $115k (middle half $100k–$135k)102 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nursing Leadership listings in Ohio263 active5,835 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 28% remote · 64% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOhio Registered Nurse listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 4% offer loan repayment263 active listings, 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.

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About Otterbein SeniorLife

Hospitals and Health Care
Lebanon, Ohio
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Pet Insurance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
401(k) with company match
Paid Time Off

Living in North Olmsted

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$266k
Typical market rent
$1,847/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 4%
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.