Nurse Manager - Richmond, VA

About HealthsouthHealthsouth is one of the nation's largest providers of rehabilitative healthcare services. Healthsouth places a priority on clinical excellence, responsiveness to individual patient needs, highly specialized treatment programs and innovative thinking that leads to increasingly positive outcomes and opportunities - for patients and staff. To achieve these standards, Healthsouth actively seeks the best professionals in the business. Our employees are critical to our success. About Our FacilityHealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Virginia is a 40-bed inpatient hospital with an outpatient and day program, specializing in orthopaedic, stroke, pulmonary, and deconditioned patients. Comprehensive MS Center, nationally certified Pulmonary Program, and a recognized Stroke Center of Excellence. Located in historic Richmond, the state capitol, we are centrally located and easily accessible to three major interstates, just a short drive to mountains, beaches, the nation's capitol, major cultural and sporting events (home of the VCU Rams and Richmond International Raceway), historical sites (Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown), and much more. Job DescriptionThe Nurse Manager is responsible for the following functions: *Assisting in the development of patient care programs, policies, and procedures that describe how patients' needs for nursing care, treatment, and services are assessed, evaluated, and met. *Implementing the plans for providing nursing care, treatment, and services including the types and numbers of nursing personnel necessary to provide nursing care. *Implementing an effective, ongoing program to measure, assess, and improve nursing care, treatment, and services delivered to patients. *Promoting an environment and culture that enables HealthSouth to fulfill its mission by meeting or exceeding its goals, conveying the hospital mission to all staff, holding staff accountable for performance, and motivating staff to improve performance. *Supervising and coordinating nursing personnel and delivery of nursing care on a 24-hour basis for assigned area. *Coordinating administration and clinical activities, both inter and intra-departmentally, so that optimum patient care is provided, staffing is maintained and costs contained. *Serving as CNO in his/her absence.POSITION REQUIREMENTS - Nurse ManagerLicense or Certification: *Current RN licensure appropriate to state regulations *CPR certification *CRRN certification preferredTotal Education, Vocational Training and Experience: *Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or related field preferred *Five years experience in inpatient hospital setting *One year Nursing Supervisory experienceMachines, Equipment Used: *General office equipment such as telephone, copy machine, fax machine, calculator, computer.Physical Requirements: *Good visual acuity and ability to communicate *Ability to lift, push, pull, and retrieve approximately 10 percent of the time. *Ability to safely lift objects weighing up to 30 pounds. *Ability to demonstrate safe retrieval skills from above head to floor level with objects up to ten pounds.Skills and Abilities: *Ability to speak, read, write and comprehend English. *Ability to coordinate, analyze, observe, make decisions, and meet deadlines in a detail-oriented manner *Ability to communicate effectively in both writing and verbal arenas as well as via email. *Ability to work independently without supervision.Environmental Conditions: *Indoor, temperature controlled, smoke-free environment. Occasional outdoor exposure *Exposure or potential exposure to blood and body fluids may be required. *Handicapped accessibility. *May work under stressful circumstances at times.Proficiency or Productivity Standards: *May be required to work weekdays and/or weekends, evenings and or night shifts if needed to meet deadlines. *May be required to work on religious and/or legal holidays on scheduled days/shifts. *Will be required to work as necessary during disaster situations, i.e. before, during or after a disaster. *May be required to stay after workday to assist after a disaster situation until relief arrives. *Regular attendance and reporting on time to work is a requirement of position. BenefitsTo attract and retain the best professionals, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), college savings plan, employee assistance program, pre-paid legal plan and much more. Equal Employment OpportunityHEALTHSOUTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To apply for this job online, copy and paste the following URL into your Internet browser, or select the following link: https://www.healthsouth.com:11443/psc/hrpr01/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=1974&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1 To learn more about this and other career opportunities, visit our website at www.healthsouth.com