Director of Nursing- 7,500 Sign On Bonus - Edgewood - Forest Acres Post Acute

Description

Forest Acres Post Acute is a beautiful 132-bed skilled nursing and Rehab facility conveniently located in Downtown Columbia, South Carolina. Are you looking to make a difference in the lives of those we serve? At Forest Acres, we value the relationships we have in our community, with our fellow colleagues, and also with residents and family members.

Are you a strong, compassionate RN leader ready to take the next big step in your career? Do you believe in delivering exceptional care while inspiring and empowering your team? If so — this opportunity was made for you

We're seeking a dynamic Director of Nursing (DON) to lead our clinical team with excellence, integrity, and heart. This is your chance to shape care standards, mentor nursing professionals, and make a lasting difference in the lives of our residents and families.

This person would need to have SNF experience

Why You'll Love This Role:

• Highly Competitive Salary: $105,000-$115,000
• Sign-On Bonus — Because we value your expertise
• Supportive Executive Leadership Team
• Career Growth & Professional Development
• Empowered, Resident-Centered Culture
• A workplace where your leadership truly matters

Your Impact as Director of Nursing:

• Lead and inspire a dedicated nursing team
• Ensure clinical excellence and regulatory compliance
• Drive quality improvement initiatives
• Oversee staffing, training, and performance development
• Collaborate with physicians, families, and interdisciplinary teams
• Foster a culture of accountability, compassion, and teamwork

This is more than a job — it's an opportunity to lead with purpose and elevate care standards across the organization.

What We're Looking For:

• Active, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license (Required)
• Proven leadership experience in long-term care or skilled nursing (Required)
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance
• Exceptional communication and team-building skills
• Passion for excellence in resident care

If you are ready to lead, inspire, and make a meaningful impact every single day — we want to meet you

Apply today and step into a leadership role where your expertise is recognized, respected, and rewarded.

General Purpose

Define the roles and responsibilities of the Director of Nursing (DON). The DON is a registered nurse who oversees and supervises the care of all the residents. The DON also provides direct resident/patient care.

Essential Duties

• Overall management of the entire nursing department and staffing levels.
• Develop and implement nursing policies and procedures and ensure compliance.
• Responsible for ensuring resident safety and that all residents are treated with utmost respect.
• Develop and conduct in-services for the clinical staff.
• Responsible for the recruiting, hiring and training of nursing staff.
• Coordinates pharmacy services and destruction of expired/discontinued medication.
• Liaison between the facility, physicians and family members.
• Being a witness at a trial in the event of litigation.
• Work closely with all other departments to ensure excellent overall resident care.
• Responsible for department budgeting and reporting.
• Responsible for keeping current on any regulation changes and disseminating this information appropriately.
• Participate in QA, Utilization Review and Patient Care conferences.
• Actively participate in and assist with all state surveys and required follow-up activity.
• Coordinate MDS and care planning.
• Conduct employee appraisals and resolve problems including disciplinary actions and terminations.
• Must maintain employee and resident/patient confidentiality at all times.
• Provide direct/hands-on resident/patient care as needed.

Supervisory Requirements

The Director of Nursing is responsible for supervising and managing the ADON, and entire nursing staff either directly or indirectly.

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

Minimum requirements to perform this position include: Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred (BSN). Must be in good standing with the State Board of Nursing and maintain all required continuing education/licensing requirements at all times. Minimum of 7 years nurse management experience preferred.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees. Mathematical Skills Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in the Microsoft Suite products and Point Click Care (PCC).

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Prolonged use of a desktop or laptop computer. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and talk, read or hear. Frequent use of all office related equipment to include: copier/scanner/fax, telephone, calculator. Travel by auto or airline may be required.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Additional Information

Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.