The posting
About Us
Centrally located in Torrance, California, Sunnyside Nursing and Post-Acute Care provides sub-acute nursing care, rehabilitation services, skilled nursing, and long-term care. Our compassionate staff offers individualized care plans for each resident to ensure personalized care is provided to all our patients with a goal to return home.
Our team of qualified professionals provides compassionate care by:
- Maintaining high medical integrity
- Fostering a team spirit among staff
- Creating friendly, beautiful surroundings for our residents and their visitors
We understand the importance of creating a comfortable and nurturing atmosphere, whether residents stay for short-term treatment or long-term care.
Senior Nurse Executive (SNE)
We are seeking an experienced, visionary, and compassionate Senior Nurse Executive to serve as the second-in-command of our clinical leadership structure. In this high-impact role, you will partner closely with the Chief Clinical Officer to oversee the day-to-day operations of our large, 299-bed skilled nursing facility.
Our facility proudly provides premier post-acute, subacute, and custodial levels of care. As a key executive, you will directly lead, mentor, and inspire a multidisciplinary team of clinical managers, including the Registered Dietitian, Director of Education, Respiratory Director, Quality Assurance Director, MDS Director, Wound Program Director, and Infection Preventionist.
Key Responsibilities
Planning & Clinical Development
- Design, implement, and oversee comprehensive plans, programs, and activities for the nursing service department.
- Establish innovative quality assurance programs to guarantee the efficient, flawless coordination of nursing services.
- Formulate and implement forward-thinking policies aimed at continuously improving resident care and clinical outcomes.
Strategic Committee Leadership
- Active participation in multiple strategic, facility-wide committees.
- Evaluate clinical recommendations and transform committee insights into actionable, facility-wide implementation plans.
Team Leadership & Talent Development
- Manage daily nursing operations, ensuring optimal staffing mixes and master schedule alignment.
- Actively participate in talent acquisition by interviewing and hiring elite clinical professionals.
- Conduct confident, constructive performance reviews that drive professional growth and accountability.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning through personalized coaching and a robust onboarding orientation program.
Regulatory Compliance & Survey Readiness
- Maintain absolute compliance with all local, state, and federal healthcare regulations.
- Provide professional leadership during state and federal facility inspections and surveys.
- Continuously analyze QI/QM metrics, CASPER reports, and survey data to drive quality improvement initiatives.
Resident Advocacy & Experience
- Oversee the development of individualized, highly accurate service plans for every incoming resident.
- Monitor daily clinical care to maximize resident satisfaction and physical outcomes.
- Serve as a visible, positive voice of encouragement for residents, their families, and your clinical colleagues.
Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) License in good standing within the state of practice.
- Proven leadership experience as a Director of Nursing in a high-bed capacity Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) or long-term care setting for a minimum of 7 years.
- Deep knowledge of post-acute, subacute, and custodial care clinical protocols.
- Expert-level understanding of state and federal regulatory frameworks, including CASPER data and QI/QM metrics.
- Exceptional communication skills with a track record of managing multidisciplinary department heads.
Benefits
Why Work for Sunnyside Nursing & Post Acute Care
- Top of the market wages: $150-160K
- Paid orientation and training
- Opportunities for growth
- Paid sick leave/paid holidays
- Medical, dental, vision, and AFLAC
- 401K
- Loving and caring work environment
- We take great pride in meeting or exceeding CDC and CMS standards. On-site experts provide teaching, coaching, and support on infection prevention practices. In addition, we maintain an abundant supply of PPE, including N95/KN95 masks, for all who provide care and services to our patients and residents. Our multiple testing capabilities, including Point-of-Care (POC) testing, are available at every location and comply with CMS and local guidance
If you have mastered the day-to-day responsibilities of a Director of Nursing (DON) but want to channel your expertise into a larger purpose, consider joining us. In this role, you will work hand-in-hand with our Chief Clinical Officer to champion a bigger mission.
If hired, we require that all employees be vaccinated, unless a medical or religious accommodation is needed.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity & pride ourselves on creating an inclusive environment for all employees and residents.
