Progressive Directions Inc. (PDI)
Hiring organization · Based in Dover, TN
- 2
- open roles, live count
- 4.2
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Shifts hiring now
- Nights 1
Benefits
Eligible employees offered comprehensive benefits, PTO, paid sick time, paid holidays, and ongoing training.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in homes and community settings, carrying out Individualized Health Care and Medical Crisis Plans.
As of 2024-04-26Source: indeed.com
New graduates
RN duties include training and mentoring newer staff on health-related plans and documentation, with ongoing training built into the role.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
Full-time and PRN RN postings in Dover list $32 an hour.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-08-13 · 2026Source: indeed.com
Moving here
Tennessee takes no state income tax and is a nursing-compact state, so your license travels with you into Dover.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Scheduling texture includes full-time overnight RN posts and 12-hour shifts that one nurse said helped work-life balance.
As of 2026 · 2024Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
You join a Tennessee nonprofit of about fifty years that runs residential, day, and employment supports for people with IDD.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
New graduates
Eligible employees are offered comprehensive benefits, PTO, paid sick time, paid holidays, and ongoing professional development.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- RN full-time overnights posted in Dover; RN review cites 12-hour shifts aiding work/life balance; DSP examples include 8a-8p and 7a-7p multi-day patterns.
As of 2026Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: glassdoor.com
Starting out and growing here
- Preceptors and orientation
- RN duties include training or mentoring new staff on health-related plans and documentation; employer cites ongoing training and professional development.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
The city
Living in Columbia, TN
Columbia is a small Middle Tennessee town about an hour south of Nashville, blending rural ease with a historic downtown square and quick interstate access. The Duck River frames the area with green space and weekend trails. It's a quiet, affordable home base for RNs who prefer slower living and easy day trips into Music City.
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- State price level · Tennessee
- 8% below the national average
- State index 91.9 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,197/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $63,719/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in homes and community settings around Dover. Progressive Directions Inc. is a Tennessee nonprofit that has spent about fifty years offering residential, day, and employment supports.
- Hiring nights
More about Progressive Directions Inc. (PDI)
As an RN you carry out Individualized Health Care and Medical Crisis Plans and help train newer staff on those plans and the charting that goes with them. Full-time overnight and PRN RN roles in Dover have been posted at $32 an hour. One nurse said 12-hour shifts helped with balance; other local voices have described heavy overtime expectations even while liking the clients. Eligible employees are offered comprehensive benefits, PTO, paid sick time, paid holidays, and ongoing training. Tennessee has no state income tax and belongs to the nursing compact. Clarksville-area nursing reviews average about 3.0 out of 5, and pay-and-benefits scores sit lower at 2.5, so weigh that against work nurses have called rewarding.
Person-centered residential, day, and employment supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Meaningful IDD care work
- RN described work with people with disabilities in home and community settings as very rewarding, with management open to input.
As of 2024-04-26Source: indeed.com
- Work-life balance and overwork
- One RN praised 12-hour shifts for balance; a Dover house manager review said no work-life balance and heavy overtime expectations despite liking the clients.
As of 2024Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.com
- Pay dissatisfaction
- Nursing reviews flag fair pay as an improvement area; pay and benefits score 2.5/5.
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
More review themes
- Overall nursing rating
- Clarksville nursing reviews average 3.0/5 across work-life, management, culture, and advancement dimensions.
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
What to weigh
Nursing reviews flag fair pay as an improvement area, with pay and benefits scored 2.5 out of 5.
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 28, 2026
- Website
- progressivedirections.com ↗
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IDD residential / in-home nursing (adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities)
RN role supports adults with IDD via residential/day/employment programs; care in homes and community; implements Individualized Health Care and Medical Crisis Plans.
Open roles
Roles from Progressive Directions Inc. (PDI)
Refreshed throughout the day.
- New grads welcomed · reported
- RN
- Per diem
- Compact license OK
- RN
- Night shift
- Compact license OK
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