RN Manager, Acute Rehabilitation (RN Required) | Hospital | New England

Competitive Executive Compensation | Comprehensive Benefits | Strategic Leadership Opportunity

Step into a leadership role overseeing a dedicated Acute Rehabilitation unit within a high-performing acute care hospital in New England. This opportunity is ideal for a seasoned nurse leader ready to drive accountability for operational excellence, quality outcomes, workforce strategy, and unit performance across a specialized inpatient environment focused on recovery and patient progression.

This role leads a 24-bed Acute Rehabilitation unit that serves as a critical bridge between acute care and discharge. The unit supports patients recovering from complex medical and surgical conditions, requiring coordinated interdisciplinary care including therapy services, nursing, and care management. The environment is characterized by high coordination, discharge focus, and patient functional improvement, requiring a strategic and highly collaborative leadership approach.

The region offers an exceptional quality of life with access to top-tier healthcare systems, strong communities, and a unique blend of professional opportunity and lifestyle appeal. This is an ideal setting for leaders seeking to expand their executive footprint.

New England

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across a specialized Acute Rehabilitation unit
• Oversee a defined span of control within a 24-bed, high-impact inpatient rehab environment
• Drive performance across key metrics, including length of stay, discharge efficiency, patient outcomes, and patient experience
• Lead workforce strategy, including recruitment, retention, succession planning, and leadership development
• Build and sustain a high-accountability, high-performance culture aligned with organizational goals
• Partner with physicians, therapy services (PT/OT/Speech), case management, and interdisciplinary teams to advance patient progression
• Champion process improvement, care model innovation, and operational efficiency across the unit
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards while advancing best practices
• Manage departmental budgets, labor productivity, and financial performance with executive-level oversight
• Serve as a key contributor to hospital-wide throughput and discharge planning initiatives
• Mentor emerging leaders and support the development of future nursing leadership talent
• Promote a culture grounded in evidence-based practice, quality, safety, and continuous improvement

Active Registered Nurse (RN) license required
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) required; Master’s degree (MSN or related field) strongly preferred
• Minimum of 5+ years of progressive nursing leadership experience required
• Demonstrated success managing teams within a hospital-based inpatient setting
• Strong background in Acute Rehabilitation, Med-Surg with rehab exposure, or transitional/post-acute care delivery
• Experience with patient flow, discharge planning, and interdisciplinary care coordination
• Experience with budget management, staffing models, and operational performance metrics
• Proven ability to influence at the executive and interdisciplinary leadership level
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required
• Specialty certification or leadership certification preferred
• Exceptional leadership presence, communication skills, and strategic thinking capabilities

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