Resident Care Director-RN
Sunrise Senior Living
Livingston, New Jersey
$94k–$130k/yr
Posted pay
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Posted Aug 29, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 30, 2026
What this means for you
The posted pay pencils out to roughly $94k–$130k a year. It's a day shift — the busiest hours, the fullest crew, and your evenings back.
What the listing says
- Base pay
- $94k–$130k/yr
- Shift
- Days
About this role
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Skills for this role
Requirements
- RN
- Nursing policy compliance
- Managed Registered Nurses (RNs)
- Clinical program budget management
- Nursing department supervision
- Nursing
- Budget control
- Performance management strategy
- Staff scheduling
About the employer
You would step into a Wellness Nurse RN role at Sunrise Senior Living in the Arlington, Virginia area—assisted living, independent living, and memory care rather than a hospital unit. Your days center on resident health oversight: move-in and change-of-condition assessments,…
What reviewers appreciate
- Clear Wellness Nurse scope: assessments, wellness visits, meds oversight, infection control, survey readiness
- Resident-relationship side of the work praised by at least some nurses alongside clinical oversight
- Tuition reimbursement listed on RN benefits
What reviewers flag
- Wellness Nurse Glassdoor slice around 3.0 with only about 13% recommending
- Indeed nurse reviews put pay/benefits near 3.1 and management near 2.9
- No Arlington-specific RN pay range in the validated set—only other-market listings
Living in Livingston, NJ
Livingston is a leafy suburban township in Essex County, roughly 20 miles west of Manhattan. Tree-lined residential streets, highly rated public schools, and a network of local parks give it a quiet, family-friendly feel—an easy fit for nurses seeking a calmer base with reasonable access to New York City.
- State price level · New Jersey
- 9% above the national average
- State index 108.8 (100 = national)
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the differentials?
- What should I expect for 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?