Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Inpatient Rehabilitation
Duration: 15 weeks
Shift: 12-hour Night Shift
Hours per Shift: 36 hours
Experience: Minimum 1 year
License: RN License
Certifications: BLS
Must-Have:
I/V Pump and I/V insertion
Central, PICC and midline catheter care
Tube Feeding Pump
GI/PEG/NG tube management and care
NG tube insertion
Wound Vac/wound care
Indwelling catheter insertion and care
Trach care and suctioning
Laryngectomy care
Drain care
Management of behavior issues
Description:
This facility is a Level III Trauma Center with Magnet Designation.
It is also a Comprehensive Stroke Center with a total of 933 beds.
The Inpatient Rehabilitation Program is CARF accredited and Stroke Certified.
Patient types include Physical Medicine Rehabilitation, stroke, neuro, TBI, MS, Parkinson’s, LVAD, oncology, trachs, and transplant patients.
The nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4-5 during the day and 1:6-7 at night for RNs.
Support on the unit includes a charge nurse and health unit coordinator.
Clientists, respiratory therapists, and phlebotomists are available 24/7.
The charting system used is EPIC, which is preferred.
Lifts available include Hoyer lifts, ceiling lifts, and sit-to-stand lifts.
Travelers are the first to float to all other MedSurg areas, including inpatient boarding.
Scheduling includes a weekend rotation every third weekend as needed.
Time off requests must be approved.
Holiday expectations require every other holiday as needed.
Fatigue policy stipulates that all staff cannot work more than 60 hours in a week or 5 consecutive 12-hour shifts.
Scrub colors can be any except for camo/denim and crocs.