Regional Clinical Director | Pennsylvania

About the role

Cardinal Senior Living is seeking a Regional Clinical Director to strengthen clinical performance across its Pennsylvania communities. This hands‑on, field‑based leadership role partners closely with Directors of Wellness, Executive Directors, and the Regional Director of Operations to improve resident care, strengthen clinical execution, develop leaders, and reduce risk across the region.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the clinical subject matter expert for Cardinal’s Pennsylvania region
• Resident assessments and care planning
• Medication management
• Clinical documentation and PointClickCare
• Changes in condition and incident management
• Admissions, discharges, and hospital transitions
• Infection prevention and regulatory compliance
• Director of Wellness coaching and development
• Clinical audits, risk identification, and corrective action
• Standardization of clinical processes across communities
• Partner with Directors of Wellness, Executive Directors, and Regional Director of Operations to improve resident care and reduce risk

Requirements

• Active, unrestricted LPN or RN license with ability to practice as required in Pennsylvania
• At least 2 years of senior living experience
• Strong knowledge of assessments, care planning, medication management, documentation, resident care, and compliance
• Experience coaching, training, or leading nursing or care teams
• Strong clinical judgment and the ability to navigate complex situations
• Ability to influence leaders without relying on direct reporting authority
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel approximately 70% throughout Pennsylvania, including periodic overnight travel

Qualifications

• Experience as a Director of Wellness, Director of Nursing, regional clinical leader, or similar clinical leadership role is strongly preferred
• PointClickCare and multi‑site experience are a plus, but we’ll teach the right clinical leader our systems

Skills

• Coaching leaders to become more capable and independent
• Field‑based leadership, getting into the field instead of leading from behind a desk
• Root‑cause analysis to find the source of problems
• Bringing consistency to clinical processes across multiple communities
• Solving difficult resident‑care and operational challenges
• Spotting risk early and driving corrective action through completion
• Building better systems, tools, and training when something isn’t working
• Partnering with operations and understanding that great clinical performance drives great community performance
• Owning work without needing direction

Benefits

• Company vehicle provided
• Opportunity to influence an entire region and develop clinical leaders
• Improve resident care and solve meaningful problems
• Help shape Cardinal’s clinical operating model as the organization grows
• Mission to provide dignity, safety and care to elderly residents