Manages the day-to-day clinical services of a more complex community to ensure residents healthcare needs are met. Ensures residents are treated with respect and dignity and ensures quality care as residents healthcare needs change. Supervises and provides leadership, as well as coaching, to licensed nurses and other direct care staff within the community. May be responsible for leading additional clinical leadership team up to five members. The HWD level for each community is determined based on the total complexity of the role. Complexity criteria include, but are not limited to, factors such as size, type of product lines, medication management regulations, 90-day assessment requirements, multiple licensure requirements, state regulatory complexity, and skilled services requiring an RN.#ZR-CNBrookdale Vernon Hills is hiring a Director Of Nursing/Wellness DirectorA Senior Living Community specializing in Memory CareAbout the Director of Nursing PositionAs Director of Nursing at Brookdale, you will utilize your leadership qualities to inspire, lead and manage the overall operation of the clinical team to provide the highest quality of care and services for our residents. You will proactively build relationships with residents, families, physicians and other healthcare providers for the coordination of exceptional personalized care. You will consistently collaborate with community leadership, mentor and engage your associates and build resident and family satisfaction.Brookdale supports our Nurse Leaders through:Structured six-week orientation, a wealth of online resources, local nurse mentors and ongoing collaborative support.Tuition reimbursement to support your clinical expertise and leadership skills development.Network of almost 700 communities in 40 states to support you should relocation be in your future.Qualifications & SkillsRN / LPN requiredRelevant experience (Senior Living DON / Wellness Director) , and Clinical leadership experience preferred.Memory Care ExperienceThis is an incentive-based position, which may include bonuses, incentive or commission plans.Visit careers.brookdale.com to learn more about Brookdales culture, see our full list of benefits and find other available job opportunities.Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply.Brookdale is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace. To support our associates in their journey to become a U.S. citizen, Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.