Director of Nursing (DON)
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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Nursing Leadership median $115k (middle half $100k–$135k)102 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Ohio index 92.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Nursing Leadership listings in Ohio | 263 active | 5,835 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 28% remote · 64% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Ohio Registered Nurse listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 4% offer loan repayment263 active listings, Nov 2026 |
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