DON with no authority

I recently took over as DON where I was previously ADON and then Quality nurse for over 2 years. The executive director changed the organizational structure of our facility (prior to me taking over as DON) so now there are 2 Operations managers who are essentially the administrators-one over LTC and one over rehab. DON is supposed to be “equal” but this really is not the case. The operations managers are meant to deal with the “people” and the DON the regulatory. All of the nurse managers report to the OM, not the DON. MDS, staffing coordinator, nurse educator, and off shift supervisors report to DON. Last week I was told I’m “too involved” and they will pull me in as needed. I should also mention that of the 3 of them, none of them clinical.

I literally know nothing that’s going on except what’s discussed in our morning meeting. Today state showed up on a complaint and I know absolutely nothing about any of it and was not included on anything. Instead of the nurse manager down on the unit where the complaint was, she was upstairs working on printing paperwork the state rep requested and doing other things.

Im really just looking for some opinions on this situation regardless of whether you agree with the structure or not. I know there are so many knowledgeable and experienced nurses here and I’m interested to hear opinions from someone who has held the DON seat before but also just someone else clinical.