<p>Description</p> <p>A career at Knoxville Rehabilitation Hospital, a 57-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health, Tennova Healthcare and The University of Tennessee Medical Center, is more than a job. It's a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people who need continued care to recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients in the Knoxville area need them! If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!</p> <p>Our Benefits</p> <ul> <li>Tuition assistance/reimbursement </li><li>Expansive benefit package including PTO, 401K + match, insurance coverage. </li><li>Professional development and advancement opportunities </li><li>Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities </li><li>Low nurse-to-patient ratios </li><li>Superior quality patient outcomes </li><li>Supportive leadership and culture </li></ul> <p>What you will do in this role:</p> <ul> <li>Ensures the nursing department staff performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors </li><li>Ensures appropriate documentation, including documentation of medical necessity, by staff in medical records; monitors completion and revisions to the Interdisciplinary Care Plan </li><li>Assists to review and evaluate risk and quality indicators, patient satisfaction results, and outcomes in order to continually improve performance and outcomes; communicates this information to the nursing department </li><li>Ensures staff completes charting timely </li><li>Manages staffing plans, nursing hours per patient day, and quality of work of nursing staff </li><li>May have patient care assignment in addition to daily responsibilities </li><li>Coordinates and directs appropriate rehab care needs related to patient/family educational needs, barriers or continuum of care requirements </li><li>Serves as a clinical rehab resources for patients/families during their rehab stay </li><li>Assists with day to day coordination/follow-up of patient care and problem resolution </li><li>Other duties as assigned </li></ul> <p>Qualifications</p> <ul> <li>Graduation from an accredited Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma program. BSN </li><li>Preferred </li><li>Current unrestricted state licensure as Registered Nurse </li><li>CPR/BCLS certification. ACLS preferred </li><li>CRRN Certification preferred </li><li>Minimum of two years of previous nursing leadership preferred </li><li>Minimum of two years previous rehab nursing experience preferred </li></ul> <p>Knoxville Rehabilitation Hospital strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care and specialized treatment to patients throughout their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.</p>