Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)

More About Our Team

Community Rehabilitation Hospital South is a state-of-the-art, 44-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital dedicated to helping individuals regain their independence and return to the lives they love following an injury or illness. We are CARF-accredited for our Comprehensive Integrated Inpatient Rehabilitation Program and our Stroke Rehabilitation and Amputation Specialty Programs.

How You'll Contribute

• Provides professional working conditions for employees.
• Ensures the nursing department staff performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Develops the budget for the nursing department in collaboration with the CEO and Controller.
• Manages costs associated with people, equipment and supplies.
• Responsible for staffing plans, management of nursing hours per patient day, and quality of work of nursing staff.
• Assures compliance with nursing scope of practice and HIPAA.
• Enforces compliance of the nursing department with education/in-service requirements/orientation and competencies.
• Led monthly staff meetings and communicates information to/from management and leadership.
• Promotes rehabilitation nursing philosophy and practice; encourages staff development, including acquisition of CRRN for qualified registered nurses.
• Reviews and evaluates risk and quality indicators, patient satisfaction results, and outcomes in order to continually improve performance and outcomes; communicates this information to the nursing department.
• Performs management activities including interviewing, hiring, evaluating, counseling, and performance evaluations of staff in the nursing department.
• Affirms occurrence of appropriate documentation, in medical records, monitors completion and revisions to the Interdisciplinary Care Plan.
• Affirms education and training is provided to nursing staff on Quality Indicators (QI); assures timely and accurate QI assessments and scoring is performed.
• Affirms nursing attendance and participation in team conferences.
• Affirms that patient charges are accurate and entered on a timely basis.
• Participates as a member of the leadership team - providing thoughtful counsel, respecting and supporting other members of the leadership team, and being a true member of the team.

Why Join Us

• We Believe That Investing In Our Employees Is The First Step To Providing Excellent Patient Care.
• In Addition To Your Base Compensation, This Position Also Offers Comprehensive Benefits:
• Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We're Looking For

• Masters degree preferred and/or BSN with plan to complete a master's degree program in healthcare administration, business administration, or clinical specialty.
• Current unrestricted Registered Nurse licensure.
• Current CRRN or obtained within 2 years preferred.
• Minimum of five years' experience in healthcare administration/management with a minimum of two years' experience at a senior nursing management level preferred.
• Minimum of five years' experience in hospital management in an inpatient, acute care environment.