Senior Nurse Executive - Skilled Nursing Facility

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.

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.

• 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.