Director of Nursing (DON)
Morton, Illinois
- Eligibility
- RN
Posted Aug 22
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Top of IL staff pay
IL staff postings that state pay run $33/hr to $52/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $47/hr, across 966 postings.
About this role
This position is located in Morton, IL
Position
Summary
The primary purpose of the Director of Nursing is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the day-to-day functions of the Nursing Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility, to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained.
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Essential
Duties
- Plan, develop, organize, implement, evaluate, and direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing department, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility.
- Coordinate nursing services with other resident services to ensure the continuity of the residents’ total regimen of care.
- Perform administrative duties such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc.
- Ensure enough licensed practical and/or registered nurses; Certified Nursing Assistants; medications; and safety equipment are available and utilized in the proper manner for each shift to ensure that quality care is maintained.
Benefits Offered
Extremely low-cost Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, and more
$25,000 Company Paid Life Insurance – at no cost to you
Leadership Training to enhance your management skills
Daily Pay - get your money when you want
Paid Vacations - rolls over each year
Paid Sick Time
Paid Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement
Daily, Weekly, Monthly Employee Appreciation Events
Birthday, Anniversary Celebrations
Free Employee Assistance Programs - professional support & guidance on family, money, health, legal services and more
Huge Discounts at all major retailers (Walmart, Costco, etc.) at no cost to you
Virtual Visits with Doctors 24/7, without setting up additional accounts or appointments
Paid Break Time for Nursing Mothers
Time Off to Vote
Qualifications
Must possess a nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
Must possess a current Illinois unencumbered license to practice as a RN.
3 years of experience in a supervisor healthcare role, preferred.
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Requirements
- Must possess a nursing degree from an accredited college or university.
- Must possess a current Illinois unencumbered license to practice as a RN.
- 3 years of experience in a supervisor healthcare role, preferred.
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Place
- City
- Morton, Illinois
- State price level
- about the national average
Illinois index 100.0, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
How this role fits you
About the employer
You clock in on a long-term care unit in Morton and the work is the ordinary kind: meds, treatments, resident care. If you are the RN, you also supervise CNAs and keep the unit inside the IDPH and CMS rules…
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?

