Assistant Director of Nursing
About the role
As the Assistant Director of Health and Wellness, you’ll play an essential role in enriching the lives of seniors, creating meaningful connections, and making a difference every single day.
Position Highlights
Status: Full Time
Schedule: Varies
Location: 201 Watermere Dr., Southlake, TX 76092
Rate of Pay: Based on experience
What You’ll Do
- Partner with the Director of Health and Wellness to coordinate and oversee clinical operations and resident care
- Create and manage schedules for personal care staff, ensuring adequate coverage and timely posting
- Respond to staffing call-offs, filling shifts or stepping in personally to maintain appropriate staffing levels
- Ensure community compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations related to clinical care and safety
- Participate in resident assessments and service planning, ensuring care needs are accurately documented and regularly reviewed
- Collaborate with department leaders to evaluate changes in resident service needs and levels of care
- Maintain communication with residents’ families and responsible parties regarding health updates or changes in care
- Administer or observe medications and treatments in compliance with state medication administration regulations
- Promote resident independence, dignity, and safety through daily interactions and personalized care
- Respond promptly to resident, family, or staff concerns, reporting to the Director of Health and Wellness as needed
- Participate in change-of-shift reporting, incident reporting, and monthly service plan updates
- Support infection control, biohazard handling, and general health and hygiene standards across the community
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Current state license as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN), as required by state regulations
- Experience in assisted living, home health, or long-term care preferred
- Two (2) years of nursing experience preferred, with at least one (1) year in a supervisory or management role
- Strong assessment, triage, and medication administration skills
- Excellent communication, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities
- Commitment to resident-centered care, safety, and wellness
Benefits You’ll Enjoy
- Competitive wages
- Early access to earned wages before payday!
- Flexible scheduling options with full-time and part-time hours
- Paid time off and Holidays (full-time)
- Comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurances (full-time)
- 401(K) with employer match
- Paid training
- Opportunities for growth and advancement
- Employee Assistance Program
Why Join Us
DiscoverySenior Living Earned Coveted Great Place to Work Certification for 2025-2026!
Alarge part of what makes Discovery different from other companies in thisindustry is our willingness to embrace change. At Discovery Senior Living, weare constantly challenging how we are doing things to ensure the lifestyle weare offering our residents is absolutely the greatest value proposition in themarketplace. It’s just as important to us that the environment and culture forour team members are constantly refreshed. In addition, embracing and evenencouraging change brings a never-ending supply of new energy to our businessand our culture. That energy translates to other far-reaching positive impactson our residents as well as our team members.
Our Culture& Values
We are unified by certain, core values, which we call our “Pillars of Excellence.” They make up the fabric of our company, and include TEAMWORK, INTEGRITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, COMPASSION, HARD WORK and CREATIVITY.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Wecelebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment forall team members. EOE D/V
A Note to Applicants
This job description outlines the general nature and levelof responsibilities for this role and is not an exhaustive list of all duties.Qualified individuals with disabilities, as defined by the ADA, must be able toperform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation,as determined on a case-by-case basis.
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RegulatoryCompliance & Background Screening
DiscoverySenior Living complies with all applicable federal, state, and local employmentlaws and regulatory requirements governing hiring practices, backgroundscreenings, and workforce eligibility. Employment may be contingent uponsuccessful completion of state-mandated and/or federally required backgroundscreenings, which may include criminal history checks, fingerprint-basedscreening, Level 2 background screening, registry verification, and otherscreenings required for healthcare and senior living roles with direct orindirect resident access.