Chief Nursing Officer - Inpatient Rehab

Registered NurseIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Overview

  • Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
  • Joint venture with Select Medical
  • Dallas, TX
  • Chief Nursing Officer
  • Bonus incentives
  • Extensive onboarding and training program
  • Customizable health insurance packages

Who We Are

Our inpatient rehabilitation hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas

Responsibilities

The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is a senior member of the hospital leadership team, and actively participates in the oversight and establishment of best practices and standards for hospital clinical services. The CNO manages the nursing teams in order for us to provide the highest quality of care and service for the patients. The CNO coordinates nursing with other patient care and support functions to assure optimum delivery of health care. The CNO provides leadership and guidance in establishing standards for nursing and other clinical services under his/her jurisdiction.

Other requirements of the CNO role include

  • Steer progressive clinical excellence through staff development
  • Shares responsibility for employee engagement, recruitment and retention
  • Provide nursing care to patients with acute medical conditions
  • Actively assign nursing personnel, serve as a resource person and consultant.
  • Implement company standards of care, policies, and procedures
  • Ensure all regulatory requirements are met
  • Create and implement schedule for safe staffing

Work collaboratively with hospital leadership and other departments in order to achieve the best patient outcomes

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications
  • BSN required
  • MSN or equivalent Masters in Healthcare or enrollment in a Masters program required
  • Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse required
  • 3-5 years of hospital nursing experience required.
  • 3 or more yeas of experience in a managerial or supervisory capacity required
  • Certified BLS completed on date of hire required
  • ACLS required within 6 months of hire

Preferred Experience

  • Three of these years of RN experience in rehabilitation nursing preferred
  • CRRN required when eligible.
  • Additional Data
  • Start Strong: Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO and Paid Sick Time for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, employee assistance program (EAP) and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
  • Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Nursing leadershipRegulatory complianceStaffing managementAcute medical care

Nursing Administration — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 60% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
23%
Loan repayment
7%
Relocation assistance
2%

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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Dallas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$286k
Typical market rent
$1,591/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Dallas Downtown Hospital

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

Benefits & Perks

Bonus incentives
Extensive onboarding and training program
Customizable health insurance packages
Generous PTO and Paid Sick Time
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, dental plans
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
Life and disability protection