: Nurse Manager - MFB at Covenant Job Code: 1387Reporting Relationship: Program Director

　　Mary Free Bed SummaryWe have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It's extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients "Ask for Mary," they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership, to clinicians and care providers.Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care.Mission StatementRestoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation.Employment Value PropositionAt Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture:Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. OurCommitment to providing an inclusive environment for patients, families, staff, and community, through embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion T.O.G.E.T.H.E.R.Focus on Patient Care.  A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.Family Culture.  We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization.Trust in Each Other.  Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community.A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.Age Specific ResponsibilityMust be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department.  Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.SummaryThe Nurse Manager for Mary Free Bed at Covenant is responsible for the overall operation of the nursing team within the rehabilitation hospital, and has 24 hour accountability for all patient care activities and staff who work under his / her direction.  The Nurse Manager collaborates with the Program Director, Medical Director, other leaders and staff from multiple disciplines to design, implement, evaluate, and adapt systems of care and a unit culture to achieve targeted performance outcomes.Working with the Clinical Care Coordinator and other members of the leadership team, the Nurse Manager is responsible to organize, direct, and ensure effective operations of the rehabilitation hospital, taking into account the effect of decisions on the 24 hour operation of the units.The Nurse Manager oversees the interviewing and selection of nursing staff, the corrective action process, and completes formal evaluations of employees.  The Nurse Manager uses independent judgement in problem solving, takes necessary steps to resolve issues, organizes work flow, assigns employees and participates in budget planning and compliance.The Nur