
Nurse Manager (RN)
West Orange, NJFull-time$108–130K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Nurse Manager at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation directs assigned nursing personnel and serves as a resource and consultant to support patient care. The role oversees care, staff development, performance evaluation, and continuity of care in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital. It reports to the Chief Nursing Officer and requires an RN license, a BSN or enrollment in a BSN program, BLS certification, and ACLS certification or completion within six months.
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Overview
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
Position: Nurse Manager (RN)
Location: 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday
*Requires Manager level coverage
Compensation: $108,000 - $130,000 Yearly (based on years of experience)
Sign-on Bonus : $15,000
Our inpatient rehabilitation hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care tobest address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries,spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.
We support your career growth and personal well-being:
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Start Strong: Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting
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Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement and continuing education opportunities
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Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
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Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program
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Your Health Matters : Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
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Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
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Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
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Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care
Responsibilities
As the Clinical Nurse Manager , you will report to the Chief Nursing Officer and, working alongside nurses, you will direct assigned nursing personnel, serving as a resource person and consultant to ensure the plan of care for the patient population.
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Possesses a specialized knowledge base and skills to facilitate patient treatment and staff development.
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Provides and oversees patient care. Implementing hospital and department philosophy and objectives.
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Provides leadership during times of crisis to assure continuity of care and a productive work environment.
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Maintains approved standards of patient care, collaborating with appropriate persons for continuity of care under the guidance of the Chief Nursing Officer. Communicates clinical issues, as they relate to service or program development, to the CNO.
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Promotes clinical development, competency, and expertise in staff to maximize patient outcomes.
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Evaluates the performance of professional and non-licensed nursing personnel. Cooperated in interviewing prospective staff.
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Assures that all staff are accountable for documenting care provided, patient family teaching, and discharge planning for patients to which they are assigned.
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Contributes to the smooth functioning of the unit by providing direction to staff, other departments, and families as needed.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
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Valid State RN License required
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Three to five years experience including supervisory experience required
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BSN or enrollment in BSN program required
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Certified BLS before hire date required
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Certified ACLS or completion in first 6 months of employment required
Preferred Qualifications
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CRRN required after meeting eligibility requirements
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Clinical experience preferred
Additional Data
Post offer employment testing (POETs) are completed as part of the onboarding process, to be completed before an employee's first day of work.
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Location : Location US-NJ-West Orange
Job ID 388001
Position Type Full Time
Experience (Years) 1
Category Registered Nurse
Company Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - West (West Orange)
How this job compares
Set against the 1,171 open Nurse Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$108–130K/yr
- US median$98–146K/yr356 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $119K, is 3% below the US median midpoint ($122K) — in the middle half of Nurse Manager salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 36 open Nurse Manager jobs in New Jersey and 1,171 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Atlantic Health System11 open
- Hackensack Meridian Health10 open
- New Bridge Medical Center2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Nurse Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (931 postings).
- Education
- 622 of the 1,171 open Nurse Manager jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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