New Grad RN - Brain Injury Unit Days

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital•Grand Rapids, MI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation is a nationally recognized leader in inpatient rehabilitation, delivering hospital-level care for patients with complex medical needs. Our Inpatient Acute Rehab Brain Injury Unit specializes in caring for patients recovering from traumatic brain injury, stroke-related brain injury, anoxic injuries, and other neurological conditions that require intensive rehabilitation and close medical and cognitive monitoring. As an RN in inpatient acute rehab, you’ll provide comprehensive nursing care including detailed neurological assessments, care planning, medication administration, and clinical coordination for patients with brain injuries. You’ll collaborate closely with LPNs, physicians, neuropsychology, and interdisciplinary therapy teams to manage higher-acuity neurological conditions, support intensive rehabilitation, and drive safe, patient-centered discharge planning. This unit is ideal for RNs who value clinical autonomy, strong interdisciplinary teamwork, and the opportunity to support patients through complex neurological recovery in a fast-paced, hospital-based rehabilitation environment—where you can see meaningful functional and cognitive progress in a short period of time. Summary Registered Nurses are a key member of the multi-disciplinary team that collaborates together to provide patient-centered care. Within the Nursing Department, RNs coordinate, direct, delegate, and provide care to multiple patients. Using a patient and family-centered care approach, each RN develops relationships with patients, families, and colleagues that enhance the quality of care provided. Nursing care is performed with compassion and courtesy, and each RN is responsible for following departmental policies and service standards. Patient and family education is a primary focus of rehabilitation nursing and is a critical aspect of the interdisciplinary team’s efforts to assist patients to gain independence, apply adaptation strategies, and return home.

Requirements

Registered nurse in the state of Michigan.
Associate's degree in nursing is required.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
Previous experience as a RN, especially in a rehabilitation or acute care setting, is preferred but not required.
Strong critical thinking, decision-making, delegation, and leadership skills are required to work as a RN in the Nursing Department at MFB.
Time management and organizational skills are very important, as well as effective written and verbal communication skills.
Must be able to work effectively under time requirements and deadlines, problem-solve when facing unexpected issues, handle interruptions, and prioritize effectively.
Due to possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens and hazardous materials, must be able to understand and follow department policies related to employee safety.
Must be competent with computer systems for the purpose of documenting patient care

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Certification as a Registered Rehabilitation Nurse is preferred and will be encouraged for all MFB RNs.

Responsibilities

Staff will provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by law and regulation.
The Registered Nurse is responsible for all nursing care provided to patients at Mary Free Bed.
Through careful assessment of each patient, interdisciplinary collaboration, and critical thinking, each RN develops and/or follows a patient-centered plan of care that aligns with the priorities and plans developed by the attending physician and other disciplines.
The RN coordinates care for non-licensed staff through delegation and follow-up, to assure that all care provided follows departmental policies and procedures.
Each RN will participate in performance improvement through identification of ways to improve care, reporting unexpected events or medical errors, and reporting “near misses”.
As requested, the RNs will participate in data collection and documentation audits to assist the Nursing Department with quality improvement measures.
Each RN is responsible to promote safety for all patients served by following all applicable department policies and procedures.
RNs will understand and contribute to the initiatives that are in place to improve the safety of the patients served.
When threats to patient safety are identified, or opportunities for improvement are noted, these will be communicated with a member of the Nursing Leadership Team in a timely manner.
Each Registered Nurse is required to demonstrate excellent customer service standards and behaviors, while interacting with patients, family members, physicians, and colleagues.
Each RN must deal discreetly and sensitively with confidential information, and as needed, will perform customer service recovery with patients and families’ members.
The RN will also take active steps to recognize unique cultural and religious needs of patients and families and integrate these diverse needs into a patient-specific plan of care that aims to exceed the expectations of each patient and family.
Maintaining effective working relationships with admitting and consulting physicians is an important responsibility of each RN.
In addition, each RN is responsible to develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues from from other disciplines that are involved in the care of each patient and family.
Each RN employed at Mary Free Bed is responsible to perform within the policies, procedures, and standards of care set by the organization.
Each RN is responsible to demonstrate competency in those areas required by the department, within the defined time frame.
Each RN is responsible for encouraging a culture of personal accountability, solution-seeking behavior, mutual respect, open communication, acceptance of change, enthusiasm, and pride.
As opportunities for celebration and opportunities for improvement are identified, each RN will share this information with a member of the Nursing Leadership Team.
Each employee within the Nursing Department is responsible to follow all policies and procedures related to employee safety.
When risks to employee safety are identified (self or others), each RN will take appropriate steps to reduce those risks, communicate with the Nursing Supervisor(s) and to maintain a physical work environment that reflects the high-quality nursing services delivered at Mary Free Bed.
As requested by a member of the Nursing Leadership Team, MFB RNs assist with employee selection and the orientation process for new team members.
As a preceptor, each RN will collaborate with the Clinical Care Coordinator and Nurse Educator to provide a comprehensive orientation for the new team member.
RNs are responsible to ensure the Nursing Care Assistant assigned to the RN, and who is serving as a preceptor, provides a thorough and accurate orientation for the new team member.
As assigned by a Clinical Care Coordinator or Nurse Educator, each RN will collaborate with colleagues, the Clinical Care Coordinator and Nurse Educator to provide a valuable clinical rotation for RN students.
Each RN will follow departmental policies and procedures related to payroll practices, patient chargeable items and other opportunities to provide high-value nursing care at a reasonable price to our customers.
As opportunities for cost savings and efficiency are identified, these will be shared with the appropriate member of the Nursing Leadership Team.
Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members.
This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.
Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions.
Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.