Nurse Manager

Overview

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation 

Position: Nurse Manager (RN) 

Location: 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJSchedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday 

*Requires Manager level coverage

Compensation: $108,000 - $130,000 Yearly (based on years of experience)

Sign-on Bonus: $15,000

Our inpatient rehabilitation hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas. 

We support your career growth and personal well-being:

• Start Strong: Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting
• Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities
• Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
• Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
• Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care

Responsibilities

As the Clinical Nurse Manager, you will report to the Chief Nursing Officer and, working alongside nurses, you will direct assigned nursing personnel, serving as a resource person and consultant to ensure the plan of care for the patient population.

• Possesses a specialized knowledge base and skills to facilitate patient treatment and staff development.  
• Provides and oversees patient care. Implementing hospital and department philosophy and objectives.
• Provides leadership during times of crisis to assure continuity of care and a productive work environment.
• Maintains approved standards of patient care, collaborating with appropriate persons for continuity of care under the guidance of the Chief Nursing Officer. Communicates clinical issues, as they relate to service or program development, to the CNO.
• Promotes clinical development, competency, and expertise in staff to maximize patient outcomes.  
• Evaluates the performance of professional and non-licensed nursing personnel.  Cooperated in interviewing prospective staff.
• Assures that all staff are accountable for documenting care provided, patient family teaching, and discharge planning for patients to which they are assigned. 
• Contributes to the smooth functioning of the unit by providing direction to staff, other departments, and families as needed.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Valid State RN License required
• Three to five years experience including supervisory experience required
• BSN or enrollment in BSN program required
• Certified BLS before hire date required
• Certified ACLS or completion in first 6 months of employment required

Preferred Qualifications

• CRRN required after meeting eligibility requirements
• Clinical experience preferred

Additional Data

Post offer employment testing (POETs) are completed as part of the onboarding process, to be completed before an employee's first day of work.

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans