Unit Manager-RN

Ballard Center Seattle, WA 98117, USA

Seattle, Washington

Eligibility: Skilled NursingDementia CareMental Health and Behavioral CareSign-on bonus

Posted Jun 24

Unit and setting: Long Term Care
License: RN licenseRN with current licensure to practice in the state
Term: Permanent

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Seattle staff RN paySeattle staff RN postings that state pay run $43/hr to $52/hr, the middle half $45/hr to $52/hr, across 115 postings.
Sign-on bonus: $3,500

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Dental insurance
Health insurance
Career development plan
Vision insurance
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Hiring Bonus: $3500

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Medical coverage
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Ballard Center Seattle, WA 98117, USA

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Are You Ready to Make a Difference in Healthcare? We are currently seeking a Registered Nurse Supervisor (RN Supervisor) to join our exceptional healthcare team!

Salary Range: $50-$56 based experience Hiring Bonus: $3500 Full Time

We are passionate about providing high-quality care and fostering a compassionate, family-oriented environment. We believe in building a positive and collaborative culture that prioritizes trust, communication, and person-centered care.

What Makes Us Special?

UKG Wallet: Access earned wages before payday. Competitive Wages: We offer a great salary package. Great

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage. Growth Opportunities: We support your professional development. Continuing Education & Training: Stay current with industry standards.

Are you ready to contribute to a team, committed to excellent customer service and dedicated to each individual’s unique talent?

If yes, here’s how you will contribute to the team

As a Registered Nurse Supervisor (RN Supervisor), you will put resident service first and ensure that residents and their families receive the highest quality care. In accordance with guidelines and regulations, you will deliver a full range of nursing care. This includes, but is not limited to:

Completing initial, comprehensive and ongoing assessments of residents to determine medical needs. Writing, initiating and revising the plan of care, as needed. Initiating and delivering appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing care, and administering medications and treatments as prescribed. Completing, maintaining, and submitting accurate clinical notes regarding condition and care given. Maintaining the confidentiality of all resident care information. Promoting a culture of safety to ensure a healthy practice and living environment.

Must Have

RN with current licensure to practice in the state Comprehensive knowledge of applicable nursing principles and practices to ensure the quality of care standards for residents Strong communication and organizational skills Self-direct

What's around it?

In Seattle, WA

Seattle, WAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 11% above the US average

Median rent: $2,030/mo
Household income: $123,860/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Seattle, WA

NeighborhoodsWest Seattle is the named small-town-in-the-city pick: three commercial junctions along California Avenue Southwest, Alki Beach, a Sunday farmers market, bars, and a movie theater, plus 10–30 minute downtown drives. Shoreline, its own city just north of the line and now on light rail, buys three-bed/two-bath houses with yards and garages and a 20–25 minute rail ride downtown—more space than a Seattle condo at the same budget. Columbia City (craftsman homes, food, light rail), Ballard (restaurants, long-term Seattle character), Belltown and South Lake Union (condos, nightlife) are the in-city young-professional patterns; Wilburton and West Bellevue plus Grass Lawn in Redmond are the Eastside family/tech bases. Kent, Renton, and Lynnwood are the lower-cost suburbs Reddit names, with the blunt caveat that traffic will suck.

West Seattle is the named small-town-in-the-city pick: three commercial junctions along California Avenue Southwest, Alki Beach, a Sunday farmers market, bars, and a movie theater, plus 10–30 minute downtown drives. Shoreline, its own city just north of the line and now on light rail, buys three-bed/two-bath houses with yards and garages and a 20–25 minute rail ride downtown—more space than a Seattle condo at the same budget.

Columbia City (craftsman homes, food, light rail), Ballard (restaurants, long-term Seattle character), Belltown and South Lake Union (condos, nightlife) are the in-city young-professional patterns; Wilburton and West Bellevue plus Grass Lawn in Redmond are the Eastside family/tech bases. Kent, Renton, and Lynnwood are the lower-cost suburbs Reddit names, with the blunt caveat that traffic will suck.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: sammamishmortgage.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: niche.com Source 5: hellolanding.com

Getting aroundSources map downtown and Eastside access, not hospital parking: Sounder from Kent Station is just under 30 minutes to King Street Station, then light rail deeper into the city, with I-5 and SR 167 HOT lanes for drivers. Issaquah is about 30 minutes via I-90 HOV, with downtown Issaquah train parking that includes EV chargers and bike lockers; SeaTac’s Angle Lake station plus RapidRide (every 10 minutes at peak, 15 off-peak) runs 35 minutes to an hour; Mercer Island express buses can reach Seattle in 20 minutes. West Seattle is 10 minutes off-peak and 30-plus in rush hour over the repaired West Seattle Bridge; Shoreline light rail is 20–25 minutes downtown. By 2025 the north line added Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood stops and Eastside rail served Bellevue–Redmond Technology Center, with I-90 and downtown Redmond extensions expected that year and Federal Way around 2026—yet rush hour can start near 1:30 p.m., a mapped hop can become an hour, and West Seattle to Redmond can take 1.5 hours (Capitol Hill about 45 minutes by car).

Sources map downtown and Eastside access, not hospital parking: Sounder from Kent Station is just under 30 minutes to King Street Station, then light rail deeper into the city, with I-5 and SR 167 HOT lanes for drivers. Issaquah is about 30 minutes via I-90 HOV, with downtown Issaquah train parking that includes EV chargers and bike lockers; SeaTac’s Angle Lake station plus RapidRide (every 10 minutes at peak, 15 off-peak) runs 35 minutes to an hour; Mercer Island express buses can reach Seattle in 20 minutes.

West Seattle is 10 minutes off-peak and 30-plus in rush hour over the repaired West Seattle Bridge; Shoreline light rail is 20–25 minutes downtown. By 2025 the north line added Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood stops and Eastside rail served Bellevue–Redmond Technology Center, with I-90 and downtown Redmond extensions expected that year and Federal Way around 2026—yet rush hour can start near 1:30 p.m., a mapped hop can become an hour, and West Seattle to Redmond can take 1.5 hours (Capitol Hill about 45 minutes by car).

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: sammamishmortgage.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: facebook.com

OutdoorsIn-city hiking includes Discovery Park’s North Beach Trail beside a lighthouse, Carkeek Park’s Pipers Creek Trail to Puget Sound views, Seward Park’s Sqebeqsed Trail on Lake Washington, Union Bay Natural Area’s Yesler Swamp, and the 230-acre Washington Park Arboretum. The Burke-Gilman Trail is a nearly 20-mile car-free run from Golden Gardens through Ballard, Fremont, and the University District to Kenmore; Alki Beach and Golden Gardens are the swim-and-sunset parks. Kayak or SUP from Agua Verde Paddle Club and the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union, Green Lake Boathouse, Seattle Paddle near Seward Park, or Alki and Ballard kayak shops. Weekends go to the Issaquah Alps, Mount Si, Twin Falls, and Rattlesnake Ledge, or a two- to three-hour drive to Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades—plus Bainbridge, Kitsap, and Whidbey by ferry.

In-city hiking includes Discovery Park’s North Beach Trail beside a lighthouse, Carkeek Park’s Pipers Creek Trail to Puget Sound views, Seward Park’s Sqebeqsed Trail on Lake Washington, Union Bay Natural Area’s Yesler Swamp, and the 230-acre Washington Park Arboretum. The Burke-Gilman Trail is a nearly 20-mile car-free run from Golden Gardens through Ballard, Fremont, and the University District to Kenmore; Alki Beach and Golden Gardens are the swim-and-sunset parks.

Kayak or SUP from Agua Verde Paddle Club and the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union, Green Lake Boathouse, Seattle Paddle near Seward Park, or Alki and Ballard kayak shops. Weekends go to the Issaquah Alps, Mount Si, Twin Falls, and Rattlesnake Ledge, or a two- to three-hour drive to Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades—plus Bainbridge, Kitsap, and Whidbey by ferry.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitseattle.org Source 2: thehonestlocal.com Source 3: hellolanding.com Source 4: youtube.com

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Living in Seattle

Seattle is distinct for stacking a no-wage-income-tax paycheck against Puget Sound, the Cascades, and three national parks two to three hours out. A nurse can live in West Seattle—California Avenue junctions, Sunday market, Alki Beach, 10–30 minutes downtown—or in Shoreline, where light rail is 20–25 minutes. Kent’s Sounder hits King Street in under 30 minutes; Bellevue, Issaquah, and Grass Lawn/Redmond fit Eastside job centers and schools (Bellevue’s 400+ National Board teachers). Light rail now serves Lynnwood and Bellevue–Redmond, but rush hour can start at 1:30 p.m. and West Seattle to Redmond can take 1.5 hours. Daily life runs on Pike Place salmon and Beecher’s, Capitol Hill’s Spinasse and Ethiopian/Vietnamese, Fremont’s Rock Creek, and the cream-cheese Seattle Dog. Tradeoffs are real: competitive housing, the Seattle Freeze, winter Big Dark, homelessness, and traffic. Parks sit within a 10-minute walk; Discovery Park and the Burke-Gilman Trail are the after-shift reset. Visit a prospective neighborhood at 8 a.m. on a weekday before you sign; traffic and the Freeze are the two things locals say surprise newcomers most.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: sammamishmortgage.com Source 3: thehonestlocal.com Source 4: hellolanding.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: visitseattle.org Source 7: getyourguide.com Source 8: reddit.com Source 9: niche.com Source 10: facebook.com

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