Nurse Manager - Inpatient Rehab

Department

34700 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Nursing:
Rehabilitation Unit

Full time; 40 hours per week;
Day Shift (Hours may vary);
Pay range: $51.05 - $76.60;

Location:

Winston Salem, NC, United States.

• Inpatient Rehab: MSN Required
• Nurse Manager experience highly preferred
• Rehab experience highly preferred
• Minimum five years nursing experience preferred
• Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit operates as an accredited rehabilitation facility and provides specialized, evidence‑based care for patients recovering from complex medical conditions and injuries. We uphold the highest standards of care. Our multidisciplinary team—comprising nurses, therapists, and physicians—works collaboratively to deliver personalized treatment plans that promote healing, restore function, and empower patients to achieve their goals.

• Acute Brain Injury Program (10 Beds):
  Focused on patients with traumatic brain injuries and neurological conditions; offers intensive, individualized rehabilitation to maximize recovery and independence.
• General Rehabilitation Program (29 Beds):
  Serves patients with diverse rehabilitation needs, including orthopedic, cardiac, burns, and multi‑trauma cases; emphasizes functional improvement and holistic well‑being.

• Ensures the hospital mission, the philosophy of the Department of Nursing, and service line objectives of the clinical area are achieved through annual goals and objectives that are measurable and accomplished within the specified period.
• Demonstrates the attributes of Caring Leadership, communicates effectively, and motivates others to achieve established outcomes.
• Responsible for compliance with all internal and external professional and regulatory agency standards including CMS, TJC, WFBH Department of Nursing policies and standards, and applicable state Board of Nursing standards of practice; identifies compliance issues and collaborates with site‑based Administrator and WFBH compliance office to develop and implement action plans.
• Provides leadership to staff to ensure goals are met through established standards of performance, support of the Mission, Vision, and Values of WFBH, and evidence‑based practice.
• Supervises and coordinates personnel activities such as staff selection, hiring, orientation, performance management, merit recommendations, staff time‑off schedules, education, credentialing, and continued professional development.
• Develops and maintains coordination/cooperation with other clinics and/or between service lines, patients, and all healthcare professionals to provide consistent, excellent patient care; accountable for the quality and appropriateness of health care delivery and for the environment in which clinical patient care is practiced.
• Ensures patient population competencies; provides appropriate patient care delivery in accordance with specific patient population by utilizing knowledge and patient needs for age/development.
• Engages in self‑development of clinical, managerial, and professional goals; takes responsibility for continuing education to develop best practices and maintain the highest level of patient care and staff development.
• Customer service:
  Ensures care is delivered in accordance with the Patient and Family promise; maintains privacy, confidentiality, and security for patients, families, visitors, and staff; facilitates resolution of conflicts, collaborates with Patient and Family Relations to promote service recovery and empowers staff in conflict resolution.
• Participates with business administrator in planning, developing, implementing, and monitoring the budgetary process for assigned areas; assures nursing/clinical workload is measured and based upon established benchmarks and patient needs to optimize quality, cost‑effective care.
• Develops and implements QI programs that result in improvement in the quality of patient care; ensures indicators that are measurable and outcome based; ensures staff are involved in the QI process.
• Performs and maintains competency for point of care testing as assigned, ensuring compliance with WFBH Point of Care policies and with applicable state and federal regulations.

• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Performance improvement skills
• Flexibility in a changing environment
• Standards of clinical nursing practice
• Ability to function under stressful conditions and difficult situations
• Ability to lead a team effectively
• Professional nursing practice and management theory
• Knowledge of regulatory standards