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Mishawaka, Indiana

Chief Nursing Officer

Registered NurseFull-Time

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Job Description

Chief Nursing Officer - Full Time - Mishawaka, Indiana

Rehabilitation Hospital of Northern Indiana in Mishawaka, Indiana (South Bend area) is a cutting-edge inpatient rehabilitation facility focused on helping patients reclaim their lives after serious injuries or illnesses.

We provide intensive rehab care for stroke survivors, individuals with brain or spinal cord injuries, multiple trauma, and other debilitating conditions.

Our hospital’s expert team – including board-certified rehabilitation physicians (physiatrists), therapists, and nurses – work together to deliver personalized therapy programs aimed at restoring mobility, communication, and daily living skills.

With a state-of-the-art therapy gym and a compassionate approach to care, we offer an ideal setting for healing and improvement.

Fully accredited and consistently praised for our patient outcomes, Rehabilitation Hospital of Northern Indiana proudly serves patients across the region with high-quality, individualized rehabilitative care.

We are seeking a Chief Nursing Officer to join our team of passionate patient caregivers!

As a participating hospital of Ernest Health, we offer robust recognition, wellness, and retention programs. These programs focus to enhance the employees’ work experience, recognize, and celebrate achievements.

We also encourage employees to share their work experience through “My Ernest Journey” and through our Engagement Survey, where our approach is “You Spoke, We Listened”. These platforms provide additional avenues for employees to give feedback about their work experience and share what is important to them.

Our hospital offers comprehensive benefits, designed to support your health and financial well-being.

Benefits

  • PPO and High Deductible Medical Plan options
  • Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account options available
  • Dental and Vision coverage
  • 401K with employer matching
  • Life insurance
  • Short-and-long term disability

Wellness & Work Life Balance

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Wellness Program with quarterly wellness challenges with participation incentives
  • Earned Time Off - start accruing vacation time on start date

Qualifications

Required Skills

Current state Registered Nurse license required.

Current CPR certification required. ALCS certification required in TX.

  • Three years’ experience in a hospital nurse management position preferred.
  • Master’s degree or working towards completion in TX, preferred in all other states.

Additional Qualifications/Skills

Knowledge of and adherence to current nursing theory and practice, infection control, and wound care standards of practice.

Knowledge of accreditation standards to ensure adherence to all standards set forth by state and accrediting agencies of TJC and CMS.

  • Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of treatment costs and financial support as they relate to quality and efficiency.
  • Demonstrates general computer skills including: data entry, word processing, email, and record management.
  • Effective organizational and time management skills.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to maintain proper levels of confidentiality.
  • Ability to work closely and professionally with others.
  • Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.
  • Ability to demonstrate leadership, clinical expertise, and appropriate interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the overall operations of the nursing department, including high-quality, cost-effective delivery of patient care, managing nursing personnel, and developing and implementing approved department projects and goals. Responsible for management of waived testing and equipment. The CNO is a member of the hospital Governing Body. Integrates the hospital’s mission and “Guiding Principles” into daily practice.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Nursing managementTJC complianceCMS complianceOrganizational skills

Nursing Administration — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 56% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Nursing Leadership by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedNursing Leadership median $115k (middle half $100k–$135k)125 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingIndiana index 93.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Nursing Leadership listings in Indiana168 active5,988 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 34% remote · 56% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIndiana Registered Nurse listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $30k) · 5% offer loan repayment168 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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CME allowance
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 30% of Nursing Leadership listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Ernest Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Mesquite, Texas
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

PPO and High Deductible Medical Plan options
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account options
Dental and Vision coverage
401K with employer matching
Life insurance
Short-and-long term disability
Employee Assistance Program
Wellness Program

Living in Mishawaka

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$226k
Typical market rent
$1,196/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.9
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.