What makes Kindred Healthcare a great place to work? Ourpeople, of course! Our clinicians answer this special calling becausethey have a fundamental, internal drive to directly help people. In return, weserve, develop and respect our employees in environments created to optimizetheir job effectiveness, experience, and satisfaction. This is who we are.

Who are you? To succeed in our high-energy, high-rewardenvironment, our clinicians provide compassionate critical careand deliver exceptional patient experiences, meaningful outcomes, andbonds for life.

As our most acute level of care, Kindred'stransitional care hospitals offer the same critical care patientsreceive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but foran extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in therecovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.

• Directs andcoordinates functions and activities of nursing department and assignedclinical operation departments.

• Consults with andadvises Chief Executive Officer on the general operation of the hospital. Develops nursing and clinical department'sgoals, objectives, standards of performance, policies and procedures.

• Organizes nursing andclinical departments according to administrative and nursing serviceguidelines; ensures compliance with legal, organizational, and medical staffstandards.

• Has authority andresponsibility for establishing, directing, and implementing the Standards ofNursing Practice and the clinical operations and financial matters related toall nursing and clinical care areas and functions.

• Master's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or clinical specialty required.
• Registered Nurse in the state.

• 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.

• Graduate level education may substitute on a year-to-year basis for the required experience.