Manager - Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit

Job Description

Description

Take your career to the next level as the Nurse Manager in the Rehab Therapy unit at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. This position includes a $10,000 Sign On bonus.

You will join a multidisciplinary team (including MD, rehab nursing, case management and therapy disciplines) that work towards the common goal of maximizing function for safe community discharge. Our Inpatient Rehab unit is a 14-bed (all private rooms) newly remodeled, hospital-based physical rehabilitation program specifically designed to help patients become as independent as possible following an injury or illness.

About PHSW Rehab:

• Acute inpatient rehabilitation unit established in 1993
• CARF accredited since 1996
• CARF Stroke Specialty Program Designation since 2005
• Level II trauma rehabilitation designation
• Comprehensive rehabilitation continuum
• Specialized physician certification in rehabilitation medicine and brain injury

As a Nurse Manager you will:

• Demonstrate compassion, respect and caring while working within the scope of Registered Nurse practice to provide individualized, safe and efficient care to patients with an interdisciplinary team and provide assistance to families and visitors.
• Responsible for 24-hour day-to-day operations of unit: supervision of personnel; staff performance and patient outcomes; staff procurement and retention; regulatory compliance; and patient care. Evaluate work performance and conduct annual performance assessments. Delegate and coordinate responsibility for completion of departmental projects, tasks, and activities.
• Assist with the implementation of strategic initiatives for the department and identifies, assesses, and responds to issues and problems which affect ability to meet goals/objectives.
• Manage staffing levels required to provide optimum patient care within the limits of available resources.
• Assure quality of care by aligning assigned unit (s) with the hospital and nursing division’s philosophies and standards of care; carry out adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements and to other governing agency regulations; measure health outcomes against standards; make or recommend adjustments.
• Deliver financial results for area (s) of accountability.
• Maintain a collaborative and cooperative working relationship with other departments and divisions; facilitating operational, quality, performance and change initiative implementation.
• Develop and support clinical excellence, environment of care

Why choose PeaceHealth:

• A collaborative leadership and clinical education team.
• Relocation Assistance if new to the area.
• A comprehensive benefits package.
• Generous PTO accrual with no waiting period.
• A hospital on the Magnet journey.
• A mission driven non-profit healthcare system.

Interested in applying? We are looking for the following qualifications:

• Current Washington RN licensure required by date of hire.
• American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers required by date of hire.
• BSN or MSN required.
• Minimum of 2 years of nurse leadership experience required.
• Minimum of 5 years of applicable nursing experience required.
• Financial and budgetary knowledge and experience required.
• Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 including 2 doses of a 2-dose series or 1 dose of a 1-dose series plus 14 days beyond the final dose prior to start date.
• Work requires fairly light physical exertion up to 33% of the time.
• Ability to lift objects weighing 50 lbs. or less.
• Work requires frequent exposure to minor cold, heat, poor ventilation, or sharp instruments. Reasonably anticipated exposure to blood and body fluids once per month or more.
• Job duties frequently require intense concentration and attention to detail (34-65% of work time).

PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a multi-specialty medical group practice with more than 900 providers and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of the founding Sisters and continues with a spirit of respect, stewardship, collaboration and social justice in fulfilling its Mission.

To learn more about working at PeaceHealth and the Vancouver community, along with our benefits offered, please visit our homepage www.peacehealth.org/careers. Get a feeling for the Spirit of PeaceHealth through this three-minute video, and visit us on Facebook or LinkedIn!

Would you like to learn more before applying? Please contact Erica Carr, Recruiter, at [email protected].

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For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application. EEO Affirmative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state, or federal laws.