Director of Nursing, Health & Wellness

A Different Kind of Care Environment

The Felician Sisters of North America is seeking a Director of Nursing, Health & Wellness to lead a compassionate, person-centered model of care within our convent home in Buffalo, NY.

This is not a traditional skilled nursing facility role.

Instead, this is a unique opportunity for a nurse leader who is passionate about home care, hospice, or community-based care and is called to support the whole person-body, mind, and spirit in a mission-driven, faith-based environment.

Our convent home is a relationship-centered community, where care is rooted in dignity, presence, and partnership with the Sisters we serve-women who have dedicated their lives in service to others.

Why This Role Matters

We are intentionally evolving our care model-moving from a task-driven, medical model toward a more person-centered, empowering approach to care.

As the Director of Nursing, Health & Wellness, you will play a key leadership role in this transformation by:

Creating an environment where each Sister has a voice in her care and daily life

Supporting aging in place, quality of life, and meaningful engagement

Empowering staff to build relationships, not just complete tasks

Integrating clinical excellence with compassion, presence, and mission

Position Summary

The Director of Nursing, Health & Wellness provides leadership and oversight for a holistic, person-directed care model that prioritizes dignity, autonomy, and wellbeing.

This role partners with an interdisciplinary team to ensure care practices reflect:

Individual choice and personal preferences

Whole-person wellbeing (physical, emotional, and spiritual)

Collaboration across departments

A warm, home-like environment

What You'll Do

Lead and guide a person-centered model of care that emphasizes dignity, independence, and meaningful daily life

Coach and support staff in delivering relationship-based care

Partner with Sisters, families, and team members to co-create individualized care approaches

Oversee clinical care practices supporting comfort and quality of life

Ensure documentation supports continuity and understanding of the whole person

Foster a collaborative, respectful team culture

Support staff development and engagement

Execute or manage care staff scheduling

Maintain clinical standards within a home-like environment

Collaborate with leadership and HR

Participate in on-call support as needed

Assist the Administrator with employee relations to include recruitment, orientation, performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, terminations, job description updates, training, staff development and enforcement of policies and procedures

Who We're Looking For

We are especially seeking candidates who bring:

Pro ven leadership in home care, hospice, palliative care, geriatrics, or community-based senior care

Commitment to person-centered care models

Comfort in a home-like environment

Experience with aging in place and end-of-life care

A collaborative and empowering leadership styl e

Minimum of (10) years of experience as an active Registered Nurse (RN)

Minimum of (5) years of supervisory experience in person centered healthcare/nursing, etc. (DON, ADON, Nurse Manager, etc.)

Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in good standing required in the state of New York.

Comprehensive supervisory experience, including hiring, employee disciplines, performance evaluations, staff scheduling, training, and staff engagement.

Additional education or experience in such areas as rehabilitative or geriatric nursing is a plus

Strong knowledge of regulatory standards and clinical best practices

Excellent leadership, communication, and team-building skills

Our Mission & Culture

Model and promote our Values:

Respect for Human Dignity

Compassion

Transformation

Solidarity with Those in Need

Justice and Peace

Why Join Us

Care is deeply relational, not transactional

O pportunity to shape a meaningful care model

Support a mission-driven community

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $93,295 - $126,229 annually

Health insurance, retirement plan, PTO, and more

Apply Today

• Join us in creating a care environment where people are truly known. Visit us at felician.org to learn more about the Felician Sisters of North America!