Registered Nurse (RN) - Rehab

About the Role

Performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. Collaborates with physicians and other health team members in coordinating and implementing procedures and treatments. Uses leadership skills and clinical judgment in coordinating patient care and directing/delegating activities of the patient care unit team.

Responsibilities

• Conducts patient interviews, explains policies and procedures, reviews patient’s chart, and answers questions; assesses gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and neurological health status; adjusts plan of care as appropriate.
• Assesses mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition, pain level, and psychosocial health status (coping mechanisms, cultural/ethnic requirements, knowledge level).
• Identifies patient outcomes, develops criteria for measurement, and establishes individualized goals; documents and collaborates with physicians and health team members on the plan of care.
• Implements the plan of care, ensuring safety precautions, administering treatments, using equipment, and providing emotional support; reassesses and revises the plan as needed.
• Accurately documents patient’s treatment, activity, condition, and responses to interventions; participates in discharge planning and provides instructions to patients and families.
• Evaluates care effectiveness, performs variance analysis, and improves systems for patient care; collaborates with care team members and physicians on treatment regimens.
• Interprets and implements physician-prescribed treatment regimens; assists during treatments and procedures; communicates changes in patient condition.
• Performs decubitus care (grade I-IV), preventive skin care, dressings, compresses, irrigations, and other skin-related procedures.
• Administers medications safely, educates patients on drug/food interactions, and documents medication administration.
• Provides patient and family education, explains conditions, and evaluates teaching effectiveness through feedback.
• Performs related duties as required, including non-essential functions under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing; Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two years and obtain a BSN Degree within five years of job entry.
• Current License to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• Specialized certifications as needed.

Pay

The salary range and/or hourly rate is a good faith determination of potential base compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified. Factors considered include location, specialty, years of experience, education, credentials, and internal equity.