Acute Rehab Unit Registered Nurse (Full Time, Night Shift)

About the Role

Acute Rehab Unit Registered Nurse (Night Shift) provides direct nursing care to patients with temporary, progressive or permanent physical disabilities, trauma and/or chronic illness. Working together with a multidisciplinary team, the Rehab nurse through careful assessment creates and implements a plan of care and interventions to assist patients in adapting to an altered lifestyle, and to attain and maintain maximum function while providing a therapeutic environment for both the patients and their family members' development.

Schedule

• 3, 12-hour shifts (5pm–5:30am)

This position is eligible for a $5K sign-on bonus.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement a written plan of care that addresses the specific needs and goals of each individual patient, making referrals to other professional services as required.
• Modify the plan of care based on reassessment of the patient, including observed patient response to treatment/care and evaluation of patient's progress toward goal completion, and delegate tasks to team members as appropriate within their scope of practice.
• Observe, document, address, and implement planned interventions/care, communicating the plan to all members of the team through accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record and, when needed, through verbal reports. Document accurate patient information in compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
• Provide patient care through the performance of selective procedures that include but are not limited to IV starts and restarts, blood administration and phlebotomy tasks, answering call lights, and serving as testing personnel under CLIA 1988 regulations as they relate to point-of-care testing.
• Administer medications accurately and timely according to physician orders and organizational policy and procedure. Maintain knowledge of medication actions and side effects, recognizing allergic reactions and documenting patients’ response to drugs.
• Successfully transition patients, communicating the most current plan of care through walking rounds and providing accurate, timely report to incoming staff.
• Advise physicians, other disciplines, and family/significant others of changes in patient's condition or abnormal findings. Communicate clearly and concisely.
• Provide clear, specific educational and discharge information to each patient and/or patient family member.
• May precept new employees and oversee other members of the care team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Nursing license in the state of Indiana by date of hire to the position.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (American Heart Association).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire (American Heart Association).

Qualifications

• Education:
  • Minimum: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing by date of hire to the position.
  • Preferred: BSN.
• Experience:
  • Minimum: None.
  • Preferred: One year as a Licensed Nurse in a hospital setting.
• Preferred Certifications: Certification in Rehab/CRRN, QI Credentialed.