Nursing Director

State of Delaware

Introduction

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We offer numerous career opportunities and are dedicated to attracting and retaining highly talented individuals who are ready to make a difference in their community today. DHSS is a great place to kick-start your profession.

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Summary Statement

The responsibilities of the Nursing Director include lead clinical support functions and clinical operations; optimizing care workflows and other service delivery; ensuring high standards of quality, safety, and regulatory compliance; serving as the link between executive leadership, management, and front-line staff; directing nursing and other related and assigned operations while collaborating with interdisciplinary providers and leadership; applying current nursing best practices; managing healthcare-related contracts; ensuring staffing and fiscal accountability; supporting organizational policy development and monitoring; serving as an executive team member; and participating on committees at Stockley and within the Division.

Essential Functions

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of every job duty for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

Provides or evaluates direct nursing care.
Develops, implements and/or reviews nursing care plans.
Provides health care instruction and guidance to individuals, families, community groups and/or nursing home facilities in the management of their health care needs.
Maintains an effective working relationship with other members of the treatment team.
Prepares and submits records, reports, evaluations and forms.
Participates in and make recommendations regarding quality assurance activities.

Job Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Nursing Director - Long Term Care Nursing

Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

At least three years' experience as a Registered Nurse in Long Term Care Nursing OR a Bachelor's degree or higher in Nursing and at least two years' experience as a Registered Nurse in Long Term Care Nursing OR a license or temporary permit to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
Possession of a Delaware Registered Nurse license OR multi-state compact license.
Six months' experience in budget development which includes developing a budget, analyzing financial data and making long- and short-range plans and projections.
Six months' experience in developing policies and procedures.
Six months' experience in operations management which includes planning, directing, coordinating, controlling and evaluating operations typically through subordinate supervisors.

Additional Posting Information

This posting may be closed on or before 7/22/2026 upon filling the vacant position(s).

Conditions of Hire

All new hires are required to attend an in-person, statewide mandatory New Employee Orientation on their first day of employment. The session will be held at a designated location in either Kent or New Castle County.

A satisfactory criminal background check is required and must be covered by the applicant, with an estimated cost of $85.00. Pre-employment drug testing is also required. Additionally, all new hires are required to complete a 2-Step TB/PPD test, which will be administered on their first day at the facility.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our Job Seeker Resources.

DHSS does not provide employment-based sponsorship.

Benefits

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at

Selection Process

The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position. It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employment, job title and job duties. For education and training, list name of educational provider, training course titles and summary of course content. Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment, education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.

Once you have submitted your application on-line, all future correspondence related to your application will be sent via email. Please keep your contact information current. You may also view all correspondence sent to you by the State of Delaware in the "My Applications" tab at StateJobs.Delaware.gov.

Accommodations

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. TDD users may request an auxiliary aid or service by calling View phone number on click.appcast.io or by visiting delawarerelay.com. You may also call View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io for additional applicant services support.

The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

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