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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Altoona, PA
Altoona, Pennsylvania

About this job

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona is an 80-bed inpatient physical rehabilitation hospitalthat offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services designed to return patients toleading active and independent lives.

Our hospital provides a wide rangeof physicalrehabilitation services, avast network of highly skilled physicians and therapists, and the mostinnovative equipment and rehabilitationtechnology, ensuring that allpatients have access to the highest quality care.

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital ofAltoona has specialized inpatient programs for stroke, braininjury, spinalcord injury, neurology, cardiac and orthopedics. Other services offered include Day HospitalProgram, aquatics, painmanagement, arthritis, wellness and industrial and work programs.

The Nurse Supervisor is responsiblefor ensuring excellent patient satisfaction and positive outcomes by:

Supervising the care,treatment and services provided to patients by nursing staff on the assignedunit and throughout the shift.

Developing effectivestaffing schedules and is responsible for RN, LPN, Nursing Technician coverageconcerns due to call outs, census changes or open positions.

Supporting the effortsof the nursing staff by providing direct patient care when needed.

Assessing andreassessing patients throughout the shift and reporting patient concerns andchanges in condition to the nurse supervisor and/or physician in a timelymanner.

Participating on theinterdisciplinary team by providing the appropriate information to the team,and utilizing the information received to ensure positive patient outcomes.

Supervising the planof care that is individualized to patient needs and is reflective of patientgoals.

Reporting to the NurseManager, the Nurse Supervisor is fully responsible for handling and resolving awide range of issues that may occur on their shift from patient, patientfamilies and facilities concerns.

Benefits

To attract and retain the bestprofessionals, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package thatincludes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), college savings plan, employeeassistance program, pre-paid legal plan and all effective day one ofemployment!

What types of patients will you carefor? We are an acuterehabilitation hospital setting. Typically our nurses can expect to spend anaverage of 1-3 weeks with our patients with a variety of diagnosis such as:stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, various neurological disorders,rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, amputation, joint replacement, fractures,multiple trauma, cardiac conditions, and pulmonary conditions.

80% of our patients are dischargeddirectly home.

Helping you become a better nurse iscritical to our success - You will be pairedwith mentors; attend in-house as well as external educational programs.The treatment team is made up of full time therapists, nurses, social workers,pharmacists and medical staff; a great way to learn beyond your own discipline.

Keywords: Charge Nurse, Charge RN, RN Supervisor,RN Unit Manager, RN Floor Manager, RN Acute Care, MedSurg.

Job Code: 100124

Qualifications

Licenseor Certification:

* Current RN licensures appropriate to state regulations.

* CPR certification (ACLS preferred)

* CRRN certification supported

* BSN or MSN preferred

Education,Training and Years of Experience:

* Two years of experience in inpatient hospital setting

* Direct responsibility for supervision of nursing staff- RN, LPN, Nursing Technicians.