Nurse Manager - Rehab Unit

Nurse Manager - Rehab Unit

Position at Confluence Health.

Located in the heart of Washington, we enjoy open skies, snow‑capped mountains, and the lakes and rivers of the high desert. We are the proud home of orchards, farms, and small communities. Confluence Health actively supports the communities we serve and their quality of life through our community support program and through our individual efforts as involved community members.

$50.68 - $87.88 per hour

Under the direction of and in collaboration with the Department Director, this position is accountable for promoting high quality patient care through efficient and effective management of a defined area. The nurse manager will assume twenty‑four (24) hour responsibility for department operations; planning, organizing, and directing unit activity. They will ensure adequate staffing in a fiscally responsible manner.

Director of Inpatient Nursing.

• Promotes a professional, team‑based environment throughout the department and with all other departments within Confluence Health. Serves as a consultant, mentor, and role model to staff.
• Collaborates with Charge Nurses and staff on all shifts to ensure delivery of high‑quality patient care.
• Collaborates with physician staff on patient care and operational issues. Provides support to physician staff to enhance quality of patient care.
• Performs Leadership round within the unit to evaluate care provided and patient satisfaction.
• Responsible for patient and environmental safety and ensures correction, if necessary.
• Proactively identifies staffing levels according to defined position specifications to ensure appropriate staffing effectiveness and established standards. Ensures department schedule is completed per contract guidelines and meets core staffing needs.
• Establishes and monitors service and performance standards for departmental functions. Designs, directs, and implements actions to continuously improve quality.
• Participates/implements improvement projects focused on achievement of annual goals and CHVS initiatives, ensuring implementation of and adherence to improvement changes.
• Participates in patient and employee satisfaction monitoring and improvement processes.
• Ensures payroll is complete and accurate. Assists the Department Director in development and monitoring of operating and capital budget and assists with variance analysis if applicable. Acts as an active member of the management team to support the patient care delivery model, standards of nursing practice, legal regulations, and hospital policies.
• In collaboration with Director, develops and implements unit goals that support the hospital's strategic goals, programs, policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of service and recognized Nursing Standards of Practice.
• Assists Department Director in ensuring all accreditation standards are met on an ongoing basis.
• Responsible for hiring, supervision and performance evaluation of licensed and unlicensed staff in collaboration with Department Director.
• Assists Department Director with ongoing counseling and progressive discipline, ensuring compliance with hospital policies and collective bargaining agreements.
• Completes CHVS training within designated time after hire and utilizes it to lead unit improvements.
• Adheres to Confluence Health and Central Washington Hospital/Wenatchee Valley Hospital policies and unit standards as applicable.
• Required to maintain active Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Saving Accounts
• CH Wellness Program
• Paid Time Off
• Generous Retirement Plans
• Life Insurance
• Long‑Term Disability
• Gym Membership Discount
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Adoption Assistance
• Shift Differential

• Walking - Continuous
• Sitting/Standing - Continuous
• Reaching:
  Shoulder height - Frequent
• Reaching:
  Above shoulder height - Frequent
• Reaching:
  Below shoulder height - Frequent
• Climbing - Occasional
• Pulling/Pushing: 25 lbs or less - Occasional
• Pulling/Pushing: 25 – 50 lbs - Occasional
• Pullin…