Location: Luna County or Grant County, New Mexico
Position Type: Full-Time Leadership Opportunity
Opportunity Structure: DON / Administrator Dual Role or Leadership Package Arrangement
We are seeking experienced, mission-driven long-term care leaders for a unique Director of Nursing / Nursing Home Administrator dual leadership opportunity in Luna County or Grant County, New Mexico.
This opportunity is designed for either:
A qualified individual who is licensed and experienced to serve in a combined Director of Nursing and Nursing Home Administrator capacity, where permitted by applicable law and facility needs; or
A proven leadership team or “package” consisting of a qualified Director of Nursing and a qualified Nursing Home Administrator who are interested in joining together to provide strong, aligned clinical and operational leadership.
This is an excellent opportunity for leaders who understand that successful skilled nursing operations require both clinical excellence and disciplined administrative execution. We are looking for individuals who can build trust, stabilize teams, strengthen systems, improve outcomes, and create a resident-centered culture of accountability, compassion, and performance.
The ideal candidate or leadership team will bring deep experience in skilled nursing, survey readiness, staff development, quality improvement, census support, financial stewardship, and resident and family engagement.
Depending on licensure, role structure, and facility needs, responsibilities may include:
Provide overall operational leadership for the facility, ensuring strong performance across resident care, staffing, compliance, financial management, census development, customer service, and employee engagement.
Maintain a strong culture of regulatory compliance, survey readiness, accountability, and ethical leadership.
Oversee or support budgeting, expense control, revenue performance, resource allocation, vendor relationships, and operational planning.
Serve as a key liaison with residents, families, employees, providers, referral partners, regulators, ownership, and the local community.
Lead department heads and support effective communication across nursing, admissions, business office, dietary, housekeeping, maintenance, activities, social services, therapy, and other facility departments.
Provide clinical leadership for the nursing department, ensuring the delivery of safe, compassionate, resident-centered care.
Oversee nursing operations, clinical systems, resident care planning, medication management practices, infection prevention, documentation standards, quality measures, risk management, and staff competency.
Support strong clinical outcomes through consistent coaching, accountability, education, follow-up, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Partner with the medical director, physicians, nurse practitioners, therapy, pharmacy, and other clinical partners to ensure residents’ needs are appropriately assessed and addressed.
Promote a culture where quality care, resident dignity, staff professionalism, and regulatory compliance are non-negotiable priorities.
Recruit, retain, mentor, and develop a strong multidisciplinary team.
Build a workplace culture rooted in professionalism, respect, consistency, transparency, and shared responsibility.
Establish clear expectations for performance, communication, resident care, documentation, customer service, and regulatory compliance.
Support staff engagement, leadership development, and a positive work environment where employees feel valued and empowered to succeed.
Develop trusted relationships with residents and families through responsive communication, compassion, and timely concern resolution.
Represent the facility professionally in the community and help strengthen relationships with hospitals, referral sources, providers, civic partners, and other stakeholders.
Promote the facility as a trusted provider of quality long-term care and skilled nursing services.
Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse license in New Mexico, or eligibility for New Mexico licensure.
Prior nursing leadership experience in a skilled nursing, long-term care, rehabilitation, or comparable healthcare setting strongly preferred.
Strong knowledge of nursing operations, care planning, documentation, infection prevention, survey readiness, quality measures, staff development, and regulatory compliance.
Ability to lead nursing teams with clarity, compassion, accountability, and professionalism.
Current Nursing Home Administrator license in New Mexico, or ability to obtain required licensure prior to assuming administrator duties.
Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Nursing, or a related field preferred.
Prior leadership experience in skilled nursing, long-term care, rehabilitation, assisted living, or another healthcare setting strongly preferred.
Strong knowledge of facility operations, regulatory compliance, survey processes, budgeting, staffing, census development, resident relations, and financial performance.
Candidates seeking consideration for a combined DON / Administrator role must meet all applicable licensure, experience, scope-of-practice, and regulatory requirements for both positions.
Dual licensure as a Registered Nurse and Nursing Home Administrator is strongly preferred.
Final role structure will be determined based on licensure, qualifications, facility needs, and applicable federal and state requirements.
We welcome interest from an established or aligned leadership pair consisting of a qualified Director of Nursing candidate and a qualified Nursing Home Administrator candidate.
Package candidates should each meet the applicable qualifications for their respective roles and demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively as a high-performing clinical and operational leadership team.
This arrangement may be especially attractive for leaders who have successfully worked together previously or who share a common philosophy around resident care, staff development, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
The ideal individual candidate or leadership package will bring:
Proven skilled nursing or long-term care leadership experience.
Strong command of survey readiness and regulatory compliance.
A balanced understanding of clinical quality, financial performance, staffing, census, resident satisfaction, and employee engagement.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
The ability to lead through change, stabilize operations, and create sustainable systems.
High integrity, sound judgment, emotional intelligence, and professional maturity.
A genuine passion for serving residents, supporting employees, and strengthening the facility’s role in the community.
We offer a competitive and supportive employment package, which may include:
Competitive compensation based on licensure, experience, and final role structure.
Consideration for a dual-leadership or package arrangement.
401(k) plan.
Health, dental, and vision insurance.
Paid Time Off.
Supportive and collaborative work environment.
Meaningful leadership opportunity with strong community impact.
Professional growth and advancement potential.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit a resume and cover letter outlining their long-term care leadership experience, licensure, and interest in the Director of Nursing, Nursing Home Administrator, combined DON / Administrator role, or DON / Administrator package arrangement.
Leadership pairs interested in applying as a package are encouraged to submit both resumes together and describe their prior working relationship, leadership philosophy, and shared approach to clinical and operational excellence.
We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, serious medical condition, spousal affiliation, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the application process and perform the essential functions of the position.
Employment is contingent upon verification of applicable professional licensure, reference checks, background screening, and any other requirements applicable to the position and facility setting.
Final title, duties, reporting structure, and compensation will be determined based on candidate qualifications, licensure, applicable regulatory requirements, and facility needs.
