Who are we:
Join our dedicated team at Freedom Village at Brandywine. A welcoming 50-bed Skilled Care Community with a 5-star overall rating. Located on lush, beautifully maintained grounds in Coatesville, PA, Freedom Village at Brandywine offers elegantly appointed residential options, exceptional services and amenities, and a full calendar of engaging activities for residents to enjoy.
You’ll join a team with a strong work ethic, with management and co-workers who want to make a positive in our residents’ lives. These extraordinary leaders and role models will help you craft a long, satisfying, and fruitful senior living career. Freedom Village at Brandywine is managed by Life Care Services (LCS), the nation’s leading developer and manager of senior living communities. We continually strive to create an environment of trust and transparency by helping employees find a sense of purpose in their job and achieve their highest potential while providing hospitality to those who work and live at Freedom Village at Brandywine.
This role functions as the Director of all nursing functions within the community's Skilled Nursing Facility and is responsible for planning, organizing and developing all nursing service operations with the goal of delivering the highest degree of quality care for the community’s residents. We are a small skilled nursing facility, with only 50beds, an amazing staffing ratio, 98%-100% occupancy, and a supportive staffing team of supervisors that report into the Director of Nursing (DON).
- Competitive salary with opportunity for bonus.
- Extraordinary Reward Points, because we value recognizing and appreciating our employees for their hard work.
- Our comprehensive benefits, because we value health and wellness for you and your family.
- A Monthly All-Staff Free Lunch Friday, because we value a strong company culture that creates camaraderie between departments.
- Various Employee-led Committees because we value employee engagement and making your voice heard.
- A Free and Confidential Employee Assistance Program because we understand that life happens.
- Paid Training, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, (401)K Retirement with up to 4% match
- Freedom Village at Brandywine has partnered with Daily Pay to give our team members control over accessing their paycheck on their own schedule. Ask us about how this benefit supports your financial wellbeing today
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Registered nurse with a current license in Pennsylvania.
- Two years’ experience in geriatric nursing and/or B.S. Degree in nursing.
- Minimum of two years nursing administration experience, preferably in a long-term care setting.
- Minimum 3-5 years supervising others.
- Participation in professional organizations, dealing primarily in geriatrics preferred.
- NADONA certification a plus.
- Responsible for the development, organization and operation of nursing services and supportive services for the Health Center and residential apartments.
- Responsible for the coordination of nursing services for apartment and Health Center residents including the procurement of outside sources such as, Home Health Care Services, private duty, hospice, rehabilitation services, psychological, etc. necessary to ensure that residents’ needs are met. Communicates and meets with outside consultants as necessary to assess and make recommendations for resident care needs.
- Responsible for the coordination and direction of the total planning for nursing services including recommendation through a staffing plan of the number and levels of licensed and certified nurses’ aides to be employed.
- Develops and maintains an effective restorative care program in collaboration with therapy provider.
- Selects, trains, evaluates, disciplines all nursing services personnel.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining a schedule of daily rounds and assignments of duties for all nursing staff to assure 24-hour coverage sufficient to meet federal and state regulatory requirements and Facility standards of care.
- Develops and participates in a new staff orientation program for his/her employees, including private duty and agency staff.
- Oversees completion of written orientation and annual evaluations of all nursing staff.
- Appoints, with the Executive Director’s approval, a nurse to act in his/her behalf during temporary absences. Designates a nurse in charge each shift.
- In coordination with Human Resources, establishes procedures to ensure that nursing personnel, including private duty nursing staff, have valid and current licenses as required by federal and state regulations.
- Participates in the coordination of resident care services through departmental staff meetings. Attends, prepares and analyzes necessary information for the Quarterly Assurance Meetings and annual policy review.
Skills Required
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Registered nurse with a current Pennsylvania license.
- Two years' experience in geriatric nursing or a B.S. degree in nursing.
- Minimum of two years nursing administration experience, preferably in long-term care.
- Minimum 3-5 years supervising others.
- Participation in professional organizations dealing primarily in geriatrics.
- NADONA certification.
Vi Living Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vi Living and has not been reviewed or approved by Vi Living.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is complemented by optional protections such as life, disability, accident/critical illness, and hospital indemnity, plus access to mental‑health resources. Coverage typically begins the first day of the month after hire, reinforcing strong baseline healthcare support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, paid holidays, sick time where applicable, bereavement, jury duty, parental bonding, and caregiving leave create a broad time‑off portfolio. Some locations add paid volunteer time and anniversary holidays, extending flexibility for time away.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match anchors retirement readiness, supported by tools like FSAs and commuter benefits that aid overall financial planning. Access to a credit union and early wage access provide additional day‑to‑day financial support within the total rewards mix.
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What We Do
Vi is dedicated to providing quality environments, services, and programs to enrich the lives of older adults. Our goal is for our residents to continually experience the finest in senior living. Throughout Vi’s history, we have maintained our commitment to not only help seniors live independent lives on their terms, but also provide a nurturing environment for our employees to build fulfilling careers of service and care. Today, we support more than 2,900 employees in our corporate and community offices who are deeply committed to the care of our residents. The future success of Vi depends on maintaining a standard of excellence in all phases of resident services and relations.
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