Wellness Director LPN Senior Living
Brookdale Senior Living is recognized by Newsweek in 2024 and 2025 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.
About the Role
As 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 nurse leaders through:
- Structured six-week orientation
- A wealth of online resources, local nurse mentors, and ongoing collaborative support
- Tuition reimbursement to support clinical expertise and leadership skills development
- Network of almost 700 communities in 40 states to support relocation opportunities
Responsibilities
- 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 teams of up to five members
The Health and Wellness Director (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.
Requirements
- Education as required to obtain state nursing license and active Florida LPN license (or RN)
- Driver’s license
- Minimum of 3 years relevant experience
- Clinical leadership experience preferred
- Strong working knowledge of technology, proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, and electronic documentation
Benefits
Full suite of health insurance, life insurance, and retirement plans are available and vary by employment status.
Part- and Full-Time Benefits Eligibility
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Associate assistance program
- Employee discounts
- Referral program
- Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
- Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance
Full-Time Only Benefits Eligibility
- Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays
- Company-provided life insurance
- Adoption benefit
- Disability (short and long term)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account
- Optional life and dependent life insurance
- Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, and legal plan
- Tuition reimbursement
Base pay is determined by applicant’s skills and experience. Full-time associates in this role are eligible for an annual bonus incentive and sales referral bonuses. Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply. 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 the company for at least a year.
About Us
- Gracious hospitality and neighborliness for our residents and families
- Home-like feel and all-around comfort for residents and visiting family members
- Entertaining events and gatherings so our residents can find connections in groups and 1:1 settings
- Industry leader in clinical care
- Nationwide company with 589 communities as of November 30, 2025, offering many opportunities to grow and learn as a professional
- Extensive corporate support including a robust training program