Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Rehabilitation
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: Night Shift
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 2 Years
License: Valid Nursing License
Certifications: BLS
Must-Have:
Rehabilitation experience
BLS certification
Valid Nursing License
Description:
General Comments:
Inpatient rehabilitation unit with 35 beds.
Patient ratios are 5-7 patients per RN.
Staffing includes 2-4 techs based on census.
Equipped with vital machines, IV pumps, SCDs, and bladder scanners.
Documentation system is Meditech.
Shifts are 12 hours with every other weekend required.
Floating to other departments may be necessary.
Preferred experience in rehabilitation.
Advanced skills are not needed for this position.
Common procedures performed include medication administration, IVs, PICC and PEG tube administration, bladder scans, trach care, tube feeding, Foley catheter insertion, bladder irrigation, and blood administration.
Dress code is navy blue or white solid scrubs.
Opportunity to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team including nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, physicians, and neuropsychologists.
This role positively impacts patient functional improvements and helps achieve patient goals for independence.