Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South is proud to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Rehabilitation Hospitals in 2024. A career at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South, a new standalone 50-bed, two-story inpatient acute rehabilitation hospital operated jointly with Lifepoint Health and Mercy, is more than a job. It’s a chance to be a vital member of an interdisciplinary team caring for people in St. Louis who need continued care to recover completely. You have specialized skills and our patients in the St. Louis area need them! If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!

Benefits:

• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families
• Up to 20 days of PTO for full time employees
• 6 paid holidays for full time employees
• Tuition reimbursement, continuing education opportunities and apprenticeship programs for eligible employees
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts

What you will do in this role:

• Provides leadership and oversight of a comprehensive, efficient and integrated organization wide Continuous Quality Performance Improvement program
• Measures and assesses performance through collection, analyses, and trending of data
• Focuses on processes and systems to improve performance
• Directs, facilitates, and reports on all aspects of services relating to risk management and patient safety
• Investigates factors contributing to adverse outcomes in order to improve processes and systems
• Responsible for education of Continuous Quality and Performance Improvement and additional hospital-wide education and training

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current state licensure highly preferred
• Clinical license required
• Certification preferred by APIC (American Practitioners of Infection Control), and NAHCQ (National Association of Health Care Quality)
• BSN or BS/BA required. Two years of experience in an acute hospital or rehabilitation setting required. Previous supervisory experience preferred
• Current Basic Life Support/CPR Card

Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs. Our rehabilitation programs provide ongoing care to patients in their recovery journey. We offer customized, intense rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury.