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Vibra Healthcare
Rapid City, South Dakota

Chief Nursing Officer CNO

Registered NurseFull-Time

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Job Description

Come Build Your Career with Vibra Healthcare!

Vibra Healthcare is seeking a Chief Nursing Officer to join our team!

Hospital Details

Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, the Rehabilitation and Critical Care Hospital of the Black Hills is equipped with 36 inpatient medical rehabilitation beds and 18 long-term acute care beds. As a new cornerstone of specialized care in the region, our hospital uniquely combines two levels of care under one roof.

This integrated approach allows us to offer comprehensive care solutions for patients who’ve suffered a range of debilitating injuries, illnesses, surgeries, and chronic medical conditions.

At the Rehabilitation and Critical Care Hospital of the Black Hills, we are dedicated to delivering advanced treatments and compassionate care to help our patients recover and regain their independence.

Responsibilities

Responsible for directing and facilitates the activities of nursing and clinical services and assumes an active leadership role in the hospital’s decision-making structure and process.

Ensuring and facilitating competence of the clinical staff, facilitating and ensuring the appropriate staffing for patient care, and clinical program development.

Develops hospital-wide systems, and policies and procedures describing how patient’s nursing care needs are assessed, evaluated and met which entails overall responsibility and accountability for the development of staffing plans and development and implementation of departmental budgets.

Responsible for planning for the appropriate utilization of resources, maintaining or improving the work environment, and monitoring and improving the quality and appropriateness of care. Assures appropriate staff for the acuity of the patients.

Works closely with Physicians to address patient care needs and enhance patient care systems.

Promotes the facility through active involvement and participation in external and internal activities concerning health care services.

Position Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises the following positions: Nursing staff, including, but not limited to, RN, LPN/LVN, CNA, Nursing Supervisors/Charge Nurses, Unit Secretaries, and Telemetry Monitor Technicians. Indirectly supervises the following positions: Designated clinical departments, which may include, but are not limited to, therapies (including RT), dietary, radiology, laboratory services, employee health, infection control and staff development.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing required.
  • Master’s Degree in Health Administration, Nursing or related field required.
  • Five (5) years experience in a Nursing Management position supervising the delivery of patient care required.
  • Current, valid, and active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment required.
  • Current BLS certification from a Vibra-approved vendor required.
  • Valid driver’s license may be required where work is provided in multiple sites.

Additional Qualifications/Skills

  • Previous experience in LTAC preferred.
  • Current ACLS certification from a Vibra-approved vendor preferred.
  • Ability to project a professional image.
  • Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance requirements.
  • Strong organizational, prioritizing and analytical skills.
  • Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
  • Working knowledge of computer and software applications used in job functions.
  • Freedom from illegal use of and effects of use of drugs and alcohol in the workplace.

Benefits

At Vibra Healthcare, employees are our priority. We are passionate about patient care and consider it a privilege to be able to provide services to patients and their family members. Below is a brief summary of our benefits.

  • Medical PPO high and low deductible plans / HSA options as well as HMO options in some markets
  • FREE prescription plans
  • Dental and Vision coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Disability Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • Flex Spending plans, 401K matching
  • Additional Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital plans
  • Company discounts for mobile phone service, electronics, cell phones, clothing, etc
  • Pet Insurance
  • Group legal – provides legal assistance with personal legal matters
  • Tuition and continuing education reimbursement
  • Work life balance

At Vibra Healthcare, our patients are family. Healthcare is constantly evolving, our growing organization is devoted to ensuring that each person in our care feels safe. Our world-class team of driven, passionate healthcare professionals are always focused on service excellence and providing top quality care at the bedside. Our culture fosters engagement, diversity and advocacy. Our goal is to empower our employees and support them in their professional growth while leading them on a path to success within our organization.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master’s degree in Health Administration, Nursing, or a related field. A minimum of five years of nursing management experience and an active Registered Nurse license in South Dakota are required.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

ACLS (preferred)

Key Skills

Clinical leadershipStaffing managementBudget developmentRegulatory complianceQuality improvementStrategic planningInterdisciplinary collaborationPolicy developmentOrganizational skillsComputer literacy

Nursing Administration — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 62% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for South Dakota is 88.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of South Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
7%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
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.

Living in Rapid City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$347k
Typical market rent
$1,484/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.2
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Rapid City, SD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Vibra Healthcare

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Benefits & Perks

Medical PPO high and low deductible plans / HSA options
FREE prescription plans
Dental and Vision coverage
Life insurance
Disability Benefits
Employee Assistance Plan
Flex Spending plans
401K matching