Registered Nurse Director of Nursing
Elderwood Administrative Services
Registered Nurse Director of Nursing
Elderwood Administrative Services
Senior living and rehabilitation provider
Elderwood at Lancaster | Lancaster, NYFull-Time Executive Nursing LeadershipSalary up to $165,000
Elderwood at Lancaster is seeking an experienced Director of Nursing (DON) to lead clinical operations, nursing practice, workforce development, and quality outcomes across our skilled nursing and rehabilitation community.
This is an opportunity for an accomplished RN leader to have a direct and visible impact. You will set expectations for clinical excellence, build the capabilities of nursing leaders, strengthen systems of accountability, and ensure residents receive coordinated, high-quality care.
Elderwood at Lancaster provides skilled nursing, long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, and memory care. Our clinical programs support residents with a range of long-term and post-acute needs, including cardiac, orthopedic, and post-surgical rehabilitation.
The Director of Nursing is a key member of the facility leadership team and a strategic partner to the Administrator. You will work closely with the Medical Director, pharmacy partners, rehabilitation, department leaders, and the interdisciplinary care team.
You will also have access to organizational clinical resources, including Clinical Nurse Consultants supporting the Chief Nursing Officer’s team. This structure provides an additional layer of clinical expertise, consultation, and support as you advance quality, regulatory readiness, and nursing practice.
This is not leadership from a distance. You will be visible to residents and staff, engaged in the daily operation, and directly involved in developing the nursing leaders who carry clinical standards forward across every shift.
Leadership responsibility for a 96-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation community.
A diverse clinical environment that includes long-term care, memory care, and subacute rehabilitation.
Direct partnership with the Administrator and interdisciplinary leadership team.
Access to organizational clinical support, including Clinical Nurse Consultants.
The opportunity to shape nursing practice, staff development, regulatory performance, and resident outcomes.
A close-knit community where leadership presence and follow-through are visible.
Salary up to $165,000
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with employer match
Paid time off and holiday pay
Tuition assistance and scholarship opportunities
Employee referral bonus program
Professional development and career advancement opportunities
Elderwood at Lancaster is located near the historic Village of Lancaster and is convenient to nursing leaders throughout Lancaster, Depew, Alden, Marilla, Elma, Clarence, Harris Hill, Akron, Darien Center, Corfu, Pembroke, Batavia, and the surrounding eastern Erie and western Genesee County communities.
If you are an experienced RN leader prepared to strengthen clinical systems, develop nursing teams, and take meaningful ownership of quality and resident care, we invite you to consider the Director of Nursing opportunity at Elderwood at Lancaster
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Direct nursing operations and clinical services across all shifts.
Provide leadership for nursing staffing, scheduling, onboarding, retention, and workforce planning.
Establish clear expectations for nursing practice, communication, follow-through, and accountability.
Coach and develop nurse managers, supervisors, and clinical staff.
Build a nursing culture centered on resident safety, professional standards, teamwork, and dependable care.
Oversee assessment, care planning, documentation, and the delivery of high-quality nursing care.
Monitor clinical performance, identify areas requiring intervention, and lead sustainable improvement efforts.
Strengthen communication and coordination among nursing, medical providers, rehabilitation, pharmacy, and other disciplines.
Promote resident-centered care that protects dignity, choice, independence, and quality of life.
Ensure clinically significant changes are recognized, communicated, and addressed appropriately.
Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local requirements governing skilled nursing and long-term care.
Lead ongoing survey readiness and support the development and execution of plans of correction when needed.
Participate in Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement initiatives.
Maintain systems that support complete, accurate, and timely clinical documentation.
Use quality measures and operational information to guide priorities and strengthen outcomes.
Design and support nursing orientation, in-service education, and ongoing clinical training.
Evaluate the performance and development needs of nursing leaders and staff.
Partner with facility and organizational leadership on clinical priorities, workforce challenges, and improvement strategies.
Support the development of internal nursing talent and future clinical leaders.
May serve as Program Coordinator for the Nursing Assistant Training Program.
Active New York State Registered Nurse license.
Minimum of two years of supervisory nursing leadership experience.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage change, and improve clinical or operational outcomes.
Strong knowledge of clinical operations, regulatory requirements, quality measures, and survey readiness.
Effective communication, organization, decision-making, and team-development skills.
Previous Director of Nursing or Assistant Director of Nursing experience.
Nursing leadership experience in skilled nursing or long-term care.
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or Healthcare Administration.
Experience working with older adults or within a geriatric care environment.
Senior living and rehabilitation provider
Elderwood provides a continuum of senior care across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, covering independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing with specialties like memory care, rehab, wound care, ventilator care, and oncology care. Its services are delivered through a network of facilities and affiliated providers, using individualized care plans and, where needed, home care, pharmacy delivery, and medical transport to extend care beyond the building. The company differentiates itself by offering integrated care across multiple settings with extensive specialty programs and a person-centered approach that focuses on residents and families. Its goal is to maintain residents’ health and wellbeing by delivering high-quality, coordinated care across settings.
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