Chief Nursing Officer - Inpatient Rehab
Compensation
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Job Description
- Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital
- A joint venture with Select Medical & Penn State Health
- 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
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
Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Nursing Leadership — Registered Nurse Career Context
Of the 50 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 48% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Nursing Leadership RN median $118k (middle half $99k–$135k)124 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Nursing Leadership listings in Pennsylvania | 6 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All nursing leadership listings in Pennsylvania | 194 active | 5,794 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 24% remote · 48% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Pennsylvania registered nurse listings (all specialties): 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 2% offer loan repayment194 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Nursing Leadership RN listings | 165 in the last 30 days | 174 the 30 days before (−5%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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