The employer's Assistant Director of Nursing / Clinical Director posting describes a blended role, part charge nurse and part upper nursing management, which tells you leadership here stays close to the floor.
Oversee Clinical Services with interdisciplinary team
Coordinates Physician Services
Works directly with floor nurses to oversee hands on care
Assist in ensuring the nursing department provides consistent, attentive, and efficient care to patients.
Responsible for monitoring nursing staff, nursing activities, and patient care, as well as ensuring nursing activities are in compliance with federal, state, and local standards.
Blended role of a charge nurse and upper nursing management
Clinical Director (RN) (RN)
Qualifications
Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing
5 years minimal clinical nursing experience, knowledge of MDS and current Federal and State regulations for LTC
Current RN license to practice in the State of Ohio
Neighborhoods+Suburban townships such as Boardman, Canfield, and Poland are popular residential choices for professionals seeking established neighborhoods and short drives to work. Within city limits, the Westside and Cornersburg areas offer solid residential pockets, alongside neighborhoods like Kirkmere, which borders the expansive Mill Creek Park and features ranch-style homes and split-levels. Austintown also provides a suburban feel with retail convenience near Austintown Plaza and easy access to township parks.
Suburban townships such as Boardman, Canfield, and Poland are popular residential choices for professionals seeking established neighborhoods and short drives to work. Within city limits, the Westside and Cornersburg areas offer solid residential pockets, alongside neighborhoods like Kirkmere, which borders the expansive Mill Creek Park and features ranch-style homes and split-levels.
Austintown also provides a suburban feel with retail convenience near Austintown Plaza and easy access to township parks.
Getting around+Driving is the standard commute method across the Mahoning Valley, with typical commutes averaging around ten to seventeen minutes to central employment hubs. The Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) provides scheduled public bus service linking downtown with the surrounding region. Downtown Youngstown and the adjacent Youngstown State University district feature walkable and bikeable streets, while regional highway connections place Cleveland and Pittsburgh each approximately an hour's drive away.
Driving is the standard commute method across the Mahoning Valley, with typical commutes averaging around ten to seventeen minutes to central employment hubs. The Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) provides scheduled public bus service linking downtown with the surrounding region.
Downtown Youngstown and the adjacent Youngstown State University district feature walkable and bikeable streets, while regional highway connections place Cleveland and Pittsburgh each approximately an hour's drive away.
Outdoors+Mill Creek MetroParks serves as the centerpiece of outdoor recreation, encompassing thousands of acres of preserved gorge scenery, hiking paths, sports fields, and botanical displays at Fellows Riverside Gardens. Cyclists and runners utilize the paved MetroParks Bikeway, while nearby communities recreate at Boardman Park and Austintown Township Park. Along the Mahoning River downtown, the Raymond John Wean Foundation Park provides riverfront open spaces and walking corridors.
Mill Creek MetroParks serves as the centerpiece of outdoor recreation, encompassing thousands of acres of preserved gorge scenery, hiking paths, sports fields, and botanical displays at Fellows Riverside Gardens. Cyclists and runners utilize the paved MetroParks Bikeway, while nearby communities recreate at Boardman Park and Austintown Township Park.
Along the Mahoning River downtown, the Raymond John Wean Foundation Park provides riverfront open spaces and walking corridors.
Youngstown offers relocating healthcare professionals a grounded, resilient Midwestern community marked by industrial heritage, easy navigability, and sincere local pride. Situated along the Mahoning River roughly an hour between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, the metro delivers notably stress-free commutes averaging ten to seventeen minutes, giving shift workers quick access to regional hospitals without metropolitan gridlock. Housing options range from mid-century ranches in Kirkmere near the park system to established single-family neighborhoods in Boardman, Canfield, and Poland townships.
Daily life outside the hospital benefits from substantial cultural and natural amenities. Mill Creek MetroParks provides thousands of acres of protected trails, lakes, and gardens, while cultural institutions like the Butler Institute of American Art, DeYor Performing Arts Center, and the Covelli Centre offer arts and athletics far exceeding typical small-city expectations. While the city continues to navigate revitalization challenges and post-steel economic rebuilding, incoming nurses will find a welcoming, laid-back atmosphere where work-life balance is supported by short drives, open green spaces, and a strong sense of community.
