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Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health, is building a new rehabilitation hospital in Apex, North Carolina, Peak Rehabilitation Hospital. Expected to open in 2024, this 52-bed, 62,000-square-foot, two-story, inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operating jointly with Lifepoint Rehabilitation, Duke Health and WakeMed, is more than a job. It’s a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in the heart of North Carolina who need continued care to recover completely.


Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)

Apex, North Carolina

Req ID 515865 Post Date Aug. 26, 2024 CategoryExecutive FacilityPeak Rehabilitation Hospital
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Chief Nursing Officer

Peak Rehabilitation Hospital – Apex, NC

Duke Health, WakeMed and Lifepoint Health broke ground in September 2023, on a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Apex, NC. Peak Rehabilitation Hospital is the result of a joint venture partnership between Duke Health, WakeMed and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health.

The 62,000-square-foot, two-story facility, will function as a stand-alone hospital with 52 beds, all private rooms, and feature multidisciplinary therapy gymnasiums outfitted with the latest therapeutic technologies, outdoor courtyards and other spaces designed to help patients return to activities of daily living. The facility will be structurally designed in all units for the needs of patients receiving acute inpatient rehabilitation care for stroke, amputation and other injuries and disorders.  

Upon completion, Peak Rehabilitation Hospital will be jointly operated by Duke Health, WakeMed and Lifepoint Rehabilitation and will join Lifepoint Rehabilitation’s growing network of more than 40 inpatient rehabilitation facilities across the country. The hospital is expected to open in February, 2025.    

About Lifepoint Rehabilitation

With more than 40 freestanding inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a partner of choice for many major hospital systems in the creation of joint venture operations that are industry-leading in clinical and financial outcomes. Through its IRFs and more than 250 hospital-based rehabilitation units, medical/surgical and outpatient therapy settings, Lifepoint Rehabilitation brings proven rehabilitation management and services expertise to help our patients recover and return home quickly from a number of conditions, including strokes, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic injuries, neurological conditions, amputations and trauma.
Lifepoint Rehabilitation is a business unit of Brentwood, Tennessee-based 
Lifepoint Health.

Full press release: Duke Health, WakeMed and Lifepoint Health Break Ground on New Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital | Lifepoint Health

Our benefits:

  • Tuition assistance/reimbursement
  • Expansive benefit package
  • Professional development and advancement opportunities
  • Targeted approach to career development
  • Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
  • Supportive leadership and culture

What you will do in this role:

  • Ensures the nursing department staff performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors
  • Assists with development of the budget for the nursing department in collaboration with the CEO and Controller. Manages costs associated with personnel, equipment and supplies
  • Responsible for staffing plans, management of nursing hours per patient day, and quality of work of nursing staff
  • Promotes rehabilitation nursing philosophy and practice; encourages staff development, including acquisition of CRRN for qualified registered nurses
  • Assists to review and evaluate risk and quality indicators, patient satisfaction results, and outcomes in order to continually improve performance and outcomes; communicates this information to the nursing department
  • Performs management activities including interviewing, hiring, evaluating, counseling, and performance evaluations of staff in the nursing department
  • Assures occurrence of appropriate documentation, including documentation of medical necessity, by staff in medical records; monitors completion and revisions to the Interdisciplinary Care Plan
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Masters degree preferred and/or BSN with plan to complete a master’s degree program in healthcare administration, business administration, or clinical specialty
  • Current unrestricted Registered Nurse licensure
  • Current CRRN or obtained within 2 years preferred
  • Minimum of five years’ experience in healthcare administration/management with a minimum of two years’ experience at a senior nursing management level
  • Minimum of five years’ experience in hospital management in an inpatient, acute care environment
  • Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
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