Director of Nursing (DON) / Resident Care Director – Alto Overland Park
Overland Park, KS | Monday–Friday | 8:30am–5:00pm | Starting at $90,000
Lead clinical care at scale. Backed by a tenured leadership team built for your success and an ED with a Clinical understanding and support of clinical challenges!
Alto Overland Park is seeking an experienced Director of Nursing (Resident Care Director) to lead clinical operations across one of our largest and most vibrant Assisted Living and Memory Care communities. This is a role for a seasoned RN leader who's ready to step into a high-impact position — with the infrastructure, team support, and leadership culture to match.
What sets this opportunity apart: you'll be supported by two Assistant Resident Care Directors on your clinical team, giving you the bandwidth to truly lead, mentor, and drive quality outcomes rather than being stretched thin.
If you're an RN or LPN with strong AL/MC experience and a track record of clinical leadership excellence, we want to talk to you.
What You'll Own:
- Provide clinical oversight and leadership across Assisted Living (78) and Memory Care (29) neighborhoods
- Lead, mentor, and develop your clinical team — including two Assistant Resident Care Directors — to deliver exceptional, person-centered care
- Develop, implement, and monitor individualized resident care plans
- Ensure compliance with state licensing, regulatory, and clinical care standards
- Collaborate with families, physicians, and healthcare providers to ensure exceptional resident outcomes
- Partner with a strong, positive leadership team to drive quality, occupancy, and community excellence
- Available on-call as needed to support your team and ensure continuity of care
What You Bring:
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license or Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) in good standing in the state of Kansas
- 2–5 years of management experience in a clinical leadership role
- Experience in Assisted Living and Memory Care strongly preferred
- Strong clinical judgment, team-building skills, and a genuine passion for geriatric care
- Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of elderly residents and their families
- Ability to lead confidently in a fast-paced, people-first environment
Why Alto Overland Park?
This isn't a role where you'll be going it alone. You'll join a strong, positive leadership team that's genuinely invested in your success — and you'll have two Assistant Resident Care Directors supporting your clinical program from day one. Alto Overland Park is a large, established community where your leadership will have real visibility and real impact, with a Monday–Friday schedule that gives you stability and work-life balance.
The Resident Care Director (RCD) is responsible for oversight of the day-to-day activities in Assisted Living (AL), including resident services, associate management, general administration, and physical maintenance. Provision of excellent resident services in accordance with all applicable law and regulations to achieve a deficiency-free survey is essential.
The RCD must maintain excellent service, high occupancy, and high resident and associate satisfaction in alignment with the goal of the Community.
Areas of Responsibility
- Create an individualized service plan for each resident in AL with input from Resident Assistants, updating per policy and as needed. Ensure the team maintains current knowledge of residents' activities of daily living (ADL) needs and requirements.
- Identify the ongoing needs of residents to maintain the highest level of wellbeing.
- Ensure appropriate staffing levels through effective scheduling and maintain department staffing schedules utilizing the electronic payroll system.
- Work closely and maintain daily communications with the Assistant Resident Care Director and/or Program Director for Memory Care in administering and managing the Department, thereby ensuring continuity of care and services for the residents.
- Communicate with families, residents, and appropriate health care providers regarding areas of concern and collaborate to find solutions.
- Other duties as assigned – see full job description.
Qualifications
- Must be a minimum of 18 years of age.
- Minimum two (2) year's experience in Long Term Care, AL, or other equivalent geriatric care with AL training, with demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of the elderly.
- At least one (1) year supervisory nursing experience.
- Must have a positive Criminal Background Screening.
- The Community is a drug free workplace; associates are subject to adherence to the Company Drug Free Workplace policy.
- Licensed RN or LPN in good standing with the state licensing agency, as required by state regulations.
- Previous experience with computerized resident documentation systems a plus.
Allegro Living, LLC serves as the parent company of Allegro Management Company and Spring Arbor Management Company, uniting decades of senior living expertise under one trusted name. Formed through the 2025 merger of two well-established brands, Allegro Living is building a premier senior living platform defined by inspired lifestyles, compassionate care, and meaningful regional reach. The only thing we're missing is YOU!
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