Registered Nurse (RN) - Rehabilitation - $31-43 per hour

About the role

DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (RIM) is one of the nation’s largest hospitals specializing in rehabilitation medicine and research, with expertise in spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, amputee, orthopedics and catastrophic injury care. RIM houses the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery and the Southeastern Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury System (SEMTBIS), a federally designated model system for brain injury care and research, and operates 31 outpatient sites across southeast Michigan focusing on sports medicine and orthopedics. The institute is hiring Graduate Nurses for all facilities and shifts to join the patient care delivery team under RN supervision.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates and cooperates with care team members to ensure consistency and quality of care and promotes productive employee relations among staff members. Demonstrates an understanding of and commitment to the philosophy and objective of continuous improvement; team work; the mission, vision and values of the DMC; and adheres to the DMC Customer Service Standards.
• Under the supervision of a registered nurse, coordinates patient care activities, including patient/family education, for an assigned group of patients and assumes the role of care coordinator for uncomplicated patients; utilizes available clinical pathways and protocols; incorporates discharge planning into the care plan at the time of admission; evaluates variance and progress towards goals; modifies plans to achieve desired patient outcomes. Facilitates and manages patients care activities involving other departments to assure efficiency, minimize delays and optimize patient outcomes. Participates in cost containment efforts.
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