Nursing Manager, Swing Bed Unit

About the Role

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Swing Bed Unit Nursing Manager in Pittsburg, TX. Lead a specialized Swing Bed program within a 25‑bed inpatient unit, serving short‑term skilled nursing and rehabilitation patients with an average census of 5‑6 patients (up to 11‑12 during peak periods). This role provides leadership for approximately 7‑8 direct reports, including therapy and support staff, while overseeing daily operations, care coordination, and regulatory compliance.

Why Join Us?

• Career growth opportunities
• Tuition assistance
• Resources supporting wellness, education, and financial well‑being
• Paid time off
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Supportive, inclusive culture
• Advanced technology to support the team and enhance patient care
• Facility features: 25 private rooms, 24‑hour Level IV trauma center and acute stroke ready facility, surgical suites, advanced diagnostics, sleep lab, wound healing center, swing bed care, 16 physician offices, UT Health East Texas Olympic Center fitness facility

Responsibilities

• Provide innovative leadership to maximize the department’s contribution to overall hospital performance through effective planning and human and financial resource management, resulting in quality outcomes aligned with financial goals.
• Ensure delivery of care to a group of patients and evaluate multidisciplinary care systematically to improve outcomes.
• Deliver care within the framework of hospital philosophy in concert with other departments and services.
• Assure hospital compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and accrediting organizations.
• Oversee the Swing Bed admission process, including patient eligibility reviews, insurance authorizations, and coordination of payer approvals to support timely patient transitions and optimal program utilization.
• Collaborate with nursing, therapy, case management, and provider teams to develop and implement individualized care plans that promote successful rehabilitation and discharge outcomes.
• Monitor regulatory compliance and program performance, ensuring adherence to Medicare guidelines, documentation standards, and Swing Bed program requirements.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved school of nursing and licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Current RN license or current license deemed acceptable by the applicable State Board of Nursing
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care

Preferred Qualifications

• At least two years recent experience in the nursing specialty
• Experience in Inpatient Rehab, Skilled Nursing, or Case Management