Director Of Nursing Search

Job Boards & Hiring Platforms - 2026

The Best Job Boards and Hiring Platforms for DON and ADON Roles of 2026

We track 7 job boards and hiring platforms that serve skilled nursing and assisted living operators. Here is how they rank against our published criteria.

Short answer: Nurse.com, Hireology and Health eCareers sit at the top of this ranking of 7.

Nurse-leader job boards, hiring marketplaces and applicant tracking platforms for operators running their own DON search. Every option below is weighed against the same five criteria. See how we picked, or read our Job Boards & Hiring Platforms guides.

By Dorian Iyer Editorial reviewer

Updated

At a glance

Provider Our pick Type Best for
1 Nurse.com Best overall reach Job Boards & Hiring Platforms broad reach to experienced RNs open to leadership roles
2 Hireology Best for running the search Job Boards & Hiring Platforms running an organized in-house DON search
3 Health eCareers Best healthcare-only board Job Boards & Hiring Platforms posting a DON ad to a healthcare-only audience
4 Incredible Health Best for direct nurse outreach Job Boards & Hiring Platforms employer-initiated outreach to nurse candidates
5 Vivian Health Best for pay-transparent listings Job Boards & Hiring Platforms pay-transparent ADON and unit-manager listings
6 McKnight's Long-Term Care News Best LTC trade audience Job Boards & Hiring Platforms recruitment advertising to an LTC leadership readership
7 NPHire Best for NP hiring Job Boards & Hiring Platforms operators also hiring NPs alongside nursing leadership

Our picks, ranked

  1. 1
    Best overall reach

    Nurse.com

    Job Boards & Hiring Platforms

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    Placeholder - our 2-3 sentence take on this provider is written by the editorial team after review.

    What works

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    Best for broad reach to experienced RNs open to leadership roles

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  2. 2
    Best for running the search

    Hireology

    Job Boards & Hiring Platforms

    Trade-off Placeholder - the honest catch, added after review.

    Placeholder - our 2-3 sentence take on this provider is written by the editorial team after review.

    What works

    • Added after our review.

    Watch for

    • Added after our review.

    Best for running an organized in-house DON search

    Get pricing link added after review Full review coming soon
  3. 3
    Best healthcare-only board

    Health eCareers

    Job Boards & Hiring Platforms

    Trade-off Placeholder - the honest catch, added after review.

    Placeholder - our 2-3 sentence take on this provider is written by the editorial team after review.

    What works

    • Added after our review.

    Watch for

    • Added after our review.

    Best for posting a DON ad to a healthcare-only audience

    Get pricing link added after review Full review coming soon
  4. 4
    Best for direct nurse outreach

    Incredible Health

    Job Boards & Hiring Platforms

    Trade-off Placeholder - the honest catch, added after review.

    Placeholder - our 2-3 sentence take on this provider is written by the editorial team after review.

    What works

    • Added after our review.

    Watch for

    • Added after our review.

    Best for employer-initiated outreach to nurse candidates

    Get pricing link added after review Full review coming soon
  5. 5
    Best for pay-transparent listings

    Vivian Health

    Job Boards & Hiring Platforms

    Trade-off Placeholder - the honest catch, added after review.

    Placeholder - our 2-3 sentence take on this provider is written by the editorial team after review.

    What works

    • Added after our review.

    Watch for

    • Added after our review.

    Best for pay-transparent ADON and unit-manager listings

    Get pricing link added after review Full review coming soon
  6. 6
    Best LTC trade audience

    McKnight's Long-Term Care News

    Job Boards & Hiring Platforms

    Trade-off Placeholder - the honest catch, added after review.

    Placeholder - our 2-3 sentence take on this provider is written by the editorial team after review.

    What works

    • Added after our review.

    Watch for

    • Added after our review.

    Best for recruitment advertising to an LTC leadership readership

    Get pricing link added after review Full review coming soon
  7. 7
    Best for NP hiring

    NPHire

    Job Boards & Hiring Platforms

    Trade-off Placeholder - the honest catch, added after review.

    Placeholder - our 2-3 sentence take on this provider is written by the editorial team after review.

    What works

    • Added after our review.

    Watch for

    • Added after our review.

    Best for operators also hiring NPs alongside nursing leadership

    Get pricing link added after review Full review coming soon

How we picked

Every option on this page is weighed against the same five criteria, in the same order. Rank follows the criteria; award labels say what each option does best.

  1. 1 Nurse-leader audience. How many experienced RNs, ADONs and DONs actually see a listing, not just total traffic.
  2. 2 Post-acute relevance. Whether skilled nursing and assisted living employers are a core customer or an afterthought.
  3. 3 Pricing clarity. Whether posting, subscription and add-on costs are published before you commit.
  4. 4 Screening tools. Applicant tracking, screening questions and how easily candidates can be compared.
  5. 5 Effort for a small team. How much administrator time it takes to run a DON search on the platform.
Read the full methodology

How to choose

Placeholder - a short guide to choosing among job boards & hiring platforms options for an independent SNF or assisted living operator is written by the editorial team.

How much does it cost?

Placeholder - typical cost ranges are added from our DON salary and leadership benchmark and from published pricing.

Option How you pay
Single job posting A flat fee per listing for a set number of days
Subscription or slot plan A monthly or annual fee for ongoing listings
Applicant tracking platform A subscription, often priced by location or number of users

Where to post a DON job

Placeholder - where operators find and engage job boards and hiring platforms, and when each route makes sense, is written by the editorial team.

Frequently asked questions

Questions are being collected

Answers to the questions operators ask most about job boards & hiring platforms will appear here.

References

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