Location:

Erickson Senior Living

Erickson Senior Living, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland is a national provider of senior living and health care with campuses in 11 states—and growing.  Erickson Senior Living develops and manages senior living communities and health services across the country. We achieve industry–leading results in customer satisfaction, driving high occupancy, and positive health outcomes.

The Traveling Director of Nursing, also known as Traveling Clinical Leader, RN, is a full-time traveling position covering all of Erickson Senior Living’s communities. This position will fill in for key positions such as the DON, ADON, Clinical Manager, MDS Coordinator, Staff Development Coordinator, Home Health QA, Wellness Manager, etc... within the Home Health, Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living and Memory Care Neighborhoods. The Traveling Clinical Leader, RN will serve as a partner to Erickson Senior Living’s community leadership teams.

How you will make an impact:

• Coordinating and implementing the delivery of nursing services to all Home Health, Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, and Memory Care residents, according to local, state, and federal regulations.
• Maintaining clinical practice and processes including Falls Management, Wound /Skin Management, Weight Management, Medication Management, Pain Management, Infection Control, Clinical Risk Management, Memory Care, and Behavioral Management.
• Providing ongoing leadership, guidance, and mentorship to all clinical teams within Erickson Senior Living
• Facilitating and analyzing clinical quality areas, including wound care, infection control, fall risk reduction, pain management, weight loss and dehydration, and Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) activities to monitor and improve resident/patient outcomes.  
• Additional responsibilities may include the completion of MDS for residents in Long Term Care and Short Term Rehabilitation, completion of OASIS for Medicare patients in Home Health, auditing and ensuring that clinical documentation supports MDS/OASIS information reviewing ADL documentation for inaccuracy and/or misinformation, and providing staff training and orienting new employees. 

What we offer:

• A "career for life" approach to professional and personal development for our greatest asset; our employees. 
• State-of-the-art community campuses, ongoing expansion plans, and design enhancements to ensure Erickson Senior Living continues to set the standard for senior living excellence.
• Onsite medical centers, providing wellness visits and sick care for all employees over 18 years of age.
• Free onsite parking at all of our communities and corporate offices
• Competitive benefits packages including medical, dental, vision, and PTO in accordance with applicable state law.
• 401k for all employees 18 and over. Company contribution up to 3% once eligible.
• Education assistance, certification reimbursement, and student loan refinancing partnership programs are available.

What you will need:

• Be able to travel 100% of the time.
• Be a Registered Nurse (RN) Graduate from an Accredited School of Nursing and be able to obtain an RN license, as needed, in any state where Erickson operates.
• Have a minimum of five years of experience in a skilled nursing facility or certified home health.  
• Have your MDS/OASIS certification, or be willing to obtain certification
• Be experienced in wound care, quality improvement, MDS, Fall Management, Infection Control, and standards of LTC & Assisted Living/Memory Care/Home Health documentation guidelines preferred.
• Have 2 years of nursing supervision

*This is a 100% traveling position. This position may be subject to call-backs during emergency conditions and may be required to carry a cell phone during working hours and rotate coverage during evenings, weekends and holidays.

Compensation: Commensurate with experience starting at $110,000 per year

Erickson Senior Living, its affiliates, and managed communities are Equal Opportunity Employers and are committed to providing a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.