AZ Director of Nursing

Abby Care is seeking a passionate nursing leader to serve as our Director of Nursing / Administrator for our brand new Arizona market. Reporting to the Head of Clinical Operations, you will lead and direct clinical operations within a brand new market, ensuring the delivery of exceptional patient care, clinical outcomes, regulatory compliance, and staff performance while scaling the model. In this pivotal senior role, you will collaborate with executive leadership to help shape our overall clinical strategy and model, drive strategic initiatives, oversee all clinical practice, and provide critical leadership to nursing and ancillary team members, all while fostering a culture of excellence and empathy in alignment with Abby Care’s mission. This is a founding role, and will set the precedent for care in this market, and as a result you will take ownership of the growth and development of clinical practice for Arizona,

A true player-coach, you are equally comfortable overseeing complex daily clinical operations and mentoring clinicians and nurse leaders for continuous growth. Strategic and deeply compassionate, you possess a strong drive for clinical excellence and family-centered care. Data-driven and operationally sound, you are performance metrics driven, and have a passion for optimizing quality assurance programs and processes, maintaining rigorous regulatory compliance, and aligning clinical resources to deliver outsized impact for patients and families with special needs / complex conditions. If you are excited about the opportunity to build and grow a program that supports caregivers and their families, we’d love to hear from you.

This is a Full-Time Hybrid opportunity based in Phoenix, Arizona.

In 12 months, you will have successfully operationalized our clinical model, iterated on our clinical strategy in AZ to deliver clinical outcomes, established a cohesive clinical leadership structure, optimized quality assurance and regulatory audit processes, and elevated overall patient care standards across the market while maintaining high staff retention and engagement. Ultimately, your leadership will be reflected in safe clinical scaling alongside census growth, strong survey performance, and high-quality, patient-centered outcomes.

Required Qualifications:

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in AZ (with multi-state/compact state eligibility if applicable).

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

• 5+ years of leadership experience in a clinical setting, managing cross-functional clinical teams and operations.

• Must reside or be willing to permanently relocate to the Greater Phoenix/Tucson Area area.

• Valid driver’s license.

• Effective communication skills with a proven track record of thriving in dynamic, fast-paced environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Nursing (MSN) or related healthcare administration field.

• Prior experience leading clinical operations within home health