Wellness Director - RN/LPN

About the Role

Recognized by Newsweek in 2024 and 2025 as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, Brookdale is seeking a Director of Nursing to inspire, lead, and manage the clinical team to provide the highest quality of care and services for residents. The role involves building relationships with residents, families, physicians, and other healthcare providers to coordinate exceptional personalized care, collaborating with community leadership, mentoring associates, and driving resident and family satisfaction.

Brookdale supports its nurse leaders with a structured six‑week orientation, online resources, local nurse mentors, ongoing collaborative support, tuition reimbursement for clinical expertise and leadership development, and a network of almost 700 communities in 40 states to assist with relocation if needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day‑to‑day clinical services of a more complex community to ensure residents’ healthcare needs are met.
• Ensure residents are treated with respect and dignity and maintain quality care as their healthcare needs change.
• Supervise, lead, and coach licensed nurses and other direct‑care staff within the community.
• Potentially lead an additional clinical leadership team of up to five members.
• Determine the HWD level for each community based on complexity factors such as size, product lines, medication‑management regulations, 90‑day assessment requirements, multiple licensure requirements, state regulatory complexity, and skilled services requiring an RN.

Qualifications

• Education as required to obtain a state nursing license (LPN/LVN or RN) and a current state nursing license.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience; clinical leadership experience preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of technology, proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite, and experience with electronic documentation.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• 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.
• Paid Time Off (full‑time only).
• Paid holidays (full‑time only).
• Company‑provided life insurance (full‑time only).
• Adoption benefit (full‑time only).
• Short‑ and long‑term disability (full‑time only).
• Flexible Spending Accounts (full‑time only).
• Health Savings Account (full‑time only).
• Optional life and dependent life insurance (full‑time only).
• Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, and legal plan (full‑time only).
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Annual bonus incentive and sales referral bonuses for full‑time associates.
• Naturalization fee assistance up to $725 for qualified associates with at least one year of service.
• Encouragement for veterans, transitioning active‑duty military personnel, and military spouses to apply.

Pay

Base pay will be determined by the applicant’s skills and experience. Full‑time associates in this role are eligible for an annual bonus incentive and sales referral bonuses. Temporary associates are not benefits‑eligible but may participate in the company’s 401(k) program.