Director of Nursing DON*
Los Angeles, California
- Eligibility
- RNWound CareSkilled Nursing FacilityLong-term Care
Posted Jun 28
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Pays above most CA staff roles
CA staff postings that state pay run $33/hr to $87/hr, the middle half $42/hr to $69/hr, across 1984 postings.
About this role
The purpose of your job position is to manage, develop, and direct the overall operation of the nursing department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards that govern the facility, and as directed by the Administrator and Medical Director.
Sourced from a public job board.
Requirements
- RN License
- CPR Certification
- BLS Certification
- Nursing Degree
- Skilled nursing facility experience
- Senior level experience
Place
- City
- Los Angeles, California
- Median rent
- $1,933/mo
- Local household income
- $81,939/yr
- Metro price level
- 14% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Los Angeles area index 113.6, where 100 is the national average.
At 14% above the national average, LA's cost of living means your $80k–$150k nurse salary rents in Koreatown, East Hollywood, Glendale, or DTLA—not Westside buying. Koreatown packs families and Korean barbecue into noisy blocks with little greenery; Porter Ranch answers with trails, safety (safer than 94% of the city), and $681,550 median homes.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
You would step into a skilled nursing and convalescent setting in Granada Hills, serving Los Angeles residents whose care is meant to assist healing. The nursing department covers the work you already know—RN, LVN, nursing assistant, charge, and leadership paths…
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. 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?