Vanderbilt Rehab Unit Registered Nurse

Brown Medicine•Newport, RI

4d•$36 - $71

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Vanderbilt Rehab Unit under the general supervision of the Nurse Manager or designee, following hospital and departmental policies and procedures. The nurse acts as a patient advocate through the application of the nursing process and provides care appropriate to patients’ age-specific needs. The role includes assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualized care, documentation of interventions and outcomes, collaboration with the healthcare team, and support for patients and families in achieving the best possible level of functioning. The nurse also contributes to quality improvement, risk management, safety, infection control, and professional development, and may provide functional guidance to other nursing personnel or assume shift-charge responsibilities. Employees are expected to model Brown University Health’s values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence, and demonstrate the core Success Factors of instilling trust, valuing differences, focusing on patients and the community, and collaborating.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse licensure in Rhode Island or RN licensure under the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement.
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Associate degree in nursing required.
Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
Conformity to the Code of Professional Nurses.
Understanding of the provisions of the Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act.
Knowledge and skills to care for patients throughout the life span, considering aging processes, human development stages, and cultural diversity.
Registered nurses are expected to develop general proficiency as a staff nurse within three months of employment.

Nice To Haves

Baccalaureate degree in nursing preferred.
For a specialty unit, general nursing experience appropriate to the specialty is preferred.

Responsibilities

Recognize and report deviations from patient or established norms, including deviations unrelated to the chief complaint.
Report patient responses to treatments and document nursing interventions.
Provide comfort and support according to patient needs, and encourage patients and families to participate in functional goals and activities of daily living.
Set priorities for assigned patients and seek guidance or resources when needed to manage care.
Identify and assess emergencies, initiate appropriate interventions, and plan for potential needs during emergency situations.
Define nursing diagnoses and expected patient outcomes; develop, modify, and document plans of care based on diagnoses and outcomes.
Implement nursing interventions and evaluate and document their effects based on patient outcomes.
Maintain knowledge of professional nursing practice within the legal framework of the Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act; attend training and retraining as needed.
Use established protocols and collaborate with the healthcare team to support therapeutic interventions and desired patient outcomes.
Participate in quality improvement and risk management activities, and attend unit-based or hospital meetings related to patient care management.
Work cooperatively and productively with others.
Integrate physical assessments, nursing assessments, and record reviews when developing individualized plans of care.
Follow documentation guidelines and maintain quality assurance, safety, environmental, and infection-control practices.
Maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
Maintain and advance clinical and professional competency.
Provide age-appropriate care across the life span, considering aging processes, developmental stages, and cultural patterns.
Provide functional guidance and direction to LPNs, CNAs, and other licensed personnel as required.
May assume shift-charge responsibility, maintain an overview of unit activities, delegate work equitably, and make bed, patient, and primary-patient assignments.