Director Nursing Clinical Services
Solara Specialty Hospital Harlingen
Harlingen, Texas
RN · Long Term Acute Care · Telemetry · Intensive Care · Respiratory Therapy
Posted Jul 17 · Not open to new grads
- Unit
- Long Term Acute Care
What the listing says
Role
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 3+ years
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About this role
Solara Specialty Hospitals Harlingen is a long-term acute care (LTAC) hospital specializing in the treatment of patients recovering from post-intensive care and medically complex conditions. Directs and coordinates functions and activities of nursing department and assigned clinical operation departments. Consults with and advises Administration on the general operation of the hospital. Develops nursing and clinical department's goals, objectives, standards of performance, policies and procedures. Organizes nursing and clinical departments according to administrative and nursing service guidelines; ensures compliance with legal, organizational, and medical staff standards.
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“Licenses/Certifications Registered Nurse in the state. Current ACLS and BLS required. Experience Minimum of three years’ experience in healthcare administration/management. Minimum of three years’ experience in hospital…” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN License
- BLS Certification
- ACLS Certification
- Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration or finance or business administration
- 1 year experience
- Senior level
- Long term acute care experience
- Acute care facility experience
Place
- City
- Harlingen, Texas
- Median rent
- $928/mo
- Local household income
- $53,645/yr
- Metro price level
- 14% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Harlingen area index 86.0, where 100 is the national average.
Harlingen sits in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley, offering a warm South Texas climate and easy access to Gulf Coast beaches like South Padre Island. This mid-sized border-region city blends affordable suburban living with a growing healthcare sector, making it a practical landing spot for traveling nurses seeking year-round sunshine and a bilingual, bicultural community.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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You would step into Solara Specialty Hospital Harlingen as a long-term acute care nurse, not a short-stay floor nurse. The patients here are post-ICU and medically complex; many arrive for specialized care and ventilator weaning, and respiratory therapy sits at…
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