Nurse Manager - Valley Health​/Mary Bed

Mary Free Bed Summary

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It's extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients "Ask for Mary," they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership, to clinicians and care providers.

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.

At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture:

Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.

Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.

Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.

Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.

A Proud Tradition . Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.

Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

The Nurse Manager for Valley Health Mary Free Bed is responsible for the overall operation of the nursing team within the rehabilitation hospital and has 24-hour accountability for all patient care activities and staff who work under his / her direction. The Nurse Manager collaborates with the Program Director, Medical Director, other leaders, and staff from multiple disciplines to design, implement, evaluate, and adapt systems of care and a unit culture to achieve targeted performance outcomes.

Working with the unit educator and other members of the leadership team, the Nurse Manager is responsible to organize, direct, and ensure effective operations of the rehabilitation hospital, taking into account the effect of decisions on the 24-hour operation of the units. The Nurse Manager oversees the interviewing and selection of nursing staff, the corrective action process, and completes formal evaluations of employees.

The Nurse Manager uses independent judgement in problem solving, takes necessary steps to resolve issues, organizes workflow, assigns employees, and participates in budget planning and compliance. The Nurse Manager is responsible to demonstrate excellent customer service, while upholding the Mary Free Bed Standards of Behavior, and supporting the mission, vision and values of both Mary Free Bed and Valley Health.

Provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by Federal and State laws and regulations.

Quality Nursing Care - The Nurse Manager's primary focus is creating a team and processes that contributes to the delivery of quality nursing care. The Nurse Manager collaborates with other members of the leadership team to:
Promote clinical excellence through applied clinical knowledge, leadership, and evidence-based research utilization. Orchestrate change to improve clinical and organizational outcomes. Integrate continual performance improvement into the structure and processes of the daily practice of team members to achieve desired clinical and fiscal outcomes. Align all unit activities with departmental, and institution performance improvement goals, encouraging collaboration and problem solving across the various disciplines.

Collaborate with other disciplines to design, implement, evaluate, and adapt systems of care and a unit culture to achieve targeted clinical quality and fiscal outcomes. Apply a systematic process for program plan