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Steelville Senior Living
Steelville, Missouri

Director Of Nursing Services

Registered Nurse Top 5% in Nursing Administration (RN)Full-Time

Listed compensation

up to $90,000

Listing transparency3 of 6 stated

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Description

Director of Nursing Services (RN) | Onsite Steelville Senior Living – Steelville, MO Steelville Senior Living is seeking an experienced and motivated Director of Nursing Services (DNS) to complete our nursing leadership team in our skilled nursing facility. This role represents the final and essential leadership position within our nursing department, providing oversight, direction, and support to our Senior Nursing Managers and clinical staff while ensuring exceptional resident care.

About the Role As the Director of Nursing Services, you will lead and oversee all nursing services and clinical operations. You will partner closely with our Senior Nursing Managers, serving as the senior clinical leader responsible for guiding nursing strategy, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining the highest standards of care. This is a hands-on, onsite leadership position, offering direct engagement with residents, families, and staff.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide overall leadership and accountability for nursing services and clinical outcomes
  • Serve as the senior nursing leader, supporting and directing Senior Nursing Managers
  • Supervise and guide RNs, LPNs, CNAs, CMTs and L1ma's
  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
  • Foster collaboration among physicians, families, and interdisciplinary teams
  • Identify and resolve clinical and operational challenges
  • Promote a culture of excellence, teamwork, and resident-centered care
  • Qualifications & Requirements
  • Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license
  • BLS (Basic Life Support) Certification
  • Previous nursing leadership experience (skilled nursing or long-term care preferred)
  • Strong computer and documentation skills
  • Proven leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary up to $90,000, based on experience
  • Up to $22,000 annually in performance-based bonuses

Comprehensive Benefits Package, Including

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)

Tuition Reimbursement

Why Join Steelville Senior Living? This is a unique opportunity to complete and lead a strong nursing leadership team, working alongside experienced Senior Nursing Managers in a supportive, mission-driven environment. Your leadership will directly impact clinical excellence, staff success, and resident satisfaction.

If you are ready to step into a pivotal leadership role and make a lasting difference, we encourage you to apply today. Apply now and become a key leader at Steelville Senior Living.

Join us!

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Requirements

Requires a current, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license and BLS certification. Candidates must have previous nursing leadership experience, preferably in skilled nursing or long-term care.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Staff SupervisionInterdisciplinary CollaborationStrategic Planning

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Director Of Nursing Services at Steelville Senior Living a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Nursing Administration (RN) — ranked against 584 active Nursing Administration (RN) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Nursing Administration — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 49 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 39% are remote, 61% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$90k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
Sign-on bonus
28% this job
CME allowance
28%
Loan repayment
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.6
Among the top 10% of 584 Nursing Administration (RN) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Steelville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$216k≈ 2.4× annual pay
Median resident rent
$599/mo≈ 8% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement
Performance-Based Bonuses (up to $22,000/year)