Nurse Manager

Position Summary

The Nurse Manager will lead daily nursing unit operations within an Inpatient Rehabilitation hospital, ensuring safe, efficient, and patient-centered care delivery. Key responsibilities include:

• Leading daily nursing unit operations to ensure safe staffing, effective patient flow, and smooth shift-to-shift operations.
• Maintaining visible leadership presence on patient care units, providing real-time support to staff and RN supervisors.
• Rounding routinely on units to identify barriers, workflow concerns, environmental issues, and patient care needs.
• Cooking daily staffing adjustments based on census, acuity, admissions, and discharges.
• Supporting reliable execution of nursing care processes including hourly rounding, bedside shift report, and patient communication standards.
• Overseeing unit readiness related to supplies, equipment, cleanliness, and organization.
• Providing direct patient care support during periods of high volume, staffing gaps, or urgent operational need to maintain safe and effective unit operations.

Staff Education, Coaching, and Accountability

Direct coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to nursing staff, nursing assistants, and charge nurses. Reinforces standards of practice through observation, education, and just-in-time training. Assists with onboarding of new employees, preceptor support, and orientation follow-through. Validates staff competency and identifies opportunities for growth and development. Addresses performance concerns promptly through coaching, counseling, and follow-up. Promotes employee engagement, recognition, and retention efforts within the department.

Clinical Quality and Patient Safety

Oversees consistent execution of fall prevention, skin integrity, bowel and bladder programs, medication safety, infection prevention, and patient safety practices. Conducts audits, observations, and follow-up related to documentation, care delivery, and regulatory standards. Supports investigation and corrective actions related to falls, HAPIs, medication variances, and other patient safety events. Ensures ongoing readiness for surveys through routine monitoring of unit-based standards.

Workforce Management

Aids in scheduling oversight, attendance management, overtime control, and productive staffing practices. Participates in interviewing, hiring, and retention planning for frontline staff. Monitors workload distribution and ensures appropriate patient assignments. Supports reduction in agency utilization through retention, engagement, and staffing discipline. Oversees timecard review, payroll validation, and approval processes to ensure accuracy of hours worked, proper use of pay codes, and compliance with organizational standards. Holds staff accountable for accurate timekeeping practices, including missed punches, late entries, and inappropriate use of premium pay. Partners with the CNO and staffing coordinator to monitor overtime, agency utilization, and labor performance using payroll and scheduling data. Ensures timely submission and approval of payroll and scheduling corrections in accordance with established deadlines.

Collaboration and Communication

Pairs with therapy, case management, physicians, pharmacy, and support departments to remove barriers impacting patient care. Communicates unit priorities, patient concerns, staffing issues, and operational needs to leadership. Facilitates clear communication across shifts to support continuity of care. Serves as a resource for staff, patients, and families regarding unit operations and nursing concerns.

Experience and Key Success Factors

• Registered Nurse licensure required.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
• Inpatient Rehabilitation experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of staffing operations, nursing workflows, clinical quality, and frontline leadership.
• Demonstrated success in coaching teams, improving accountability, and leading change.
• Strong communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to work flexible hours based on operational needs.

Benefits

Join our team and you will experience a total rewards package to support your health, life, career, and retirement including:

• A supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Opportunities to progress in function, skill, and pay.
• A competitive wage scale.
• A comprehensive health and wellness package including medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.

We offer a benefits package that will best suit your family's needs. You can choose from a variety of medical coverage plans that best fit your lifestyle. You also have the option to enroll in additional perks such as 401(k), life insurance, and disability plans.

Cincinnati Rehabilitation Hospital is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled