Rehabilitation Nursing Director

Health Marketing; Lebanon (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Marketing is seeking an Inpatient Rehab Nurse Director to lead the rehabilitation nursing unit and ensure safe, patient-centered care for complex rehab patients. You will oversee clinical operations, staffing, and performance against quality metrics in collaboration with physicians and multidisciplinary teams.

The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, continuous quality improvement, and readiness for accreditation, with responsibility for budgets and resources while mentoring nursing

Qualifications

• Proven nursing leadership experience with inpatient rehabilitation or similar settings.
• Strong clinical judgment and commitment to rehab-focused care.
• Ability to manage staffing, quality, and unit operations effectively.
• Experience promoting evidence-based practice and quality improvement.
• Budget/resource management skills and readiness for accreditation processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical operations, staffing, and performance against quality metrics.
• Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care.
• Drive evidence-based nursing practice and continuous quality improvement.
• Support accreditation readiness through compliance and process readiness.
• Manage budgets and day-to-day resources for the unit.
• Mentor, develop, and lead nursing staff to improve patient outcomes.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Rehabilitation care

Staffing management

Quality improvement

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

Inpatient Rehab Nurse Director

leads the rehabilitation nursing unit, ensuring safe, patient-centered care for complex rehab patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical operations, staffing, and performance against quality metrics.
• Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care.
• Drive evidence-based nursing practice and continuous quality improvement.
• Support accreditation readiness through compliance and process readiness.
• Manage budgets and day-to-day resources for the unit.
• Mentor, develop, and lead nursing staff to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications & Skills

• Proven nursing leadership experience with inpatient rehabilitation or similar settings.
• Strong clinical judgment and commitment to rehab-focused care.
• Ability to manage staffing, quality, and unit operations effectively.
• Experience promoting evidence-based practice and quality improvement.
• Budget/resource management skills and readiness for accreditation processes.
• Effective communication and collaboration across care teams.