Registered Nurse - Inpatient Rehab

HealthPartners•Saint Paul, MN

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Regions Hospital is seeking a patient-focused Registered Nurse for its Inpatient Rehab Unit. The unit serves adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients who are recovering from illness or injury and have limitations in physical or cognitive functioning. Patients may be admitted from general care areas, other hospitals or facilities, and occasionally directly from the ICU. The rehabilitation nursing team helps patients become as independent as possible in daily living through effective, efficient, and culturally sensitive rehabilitation services. As part of a Level I Trauma Center, the team cares for patients with brain injuries, strokes, spinal cord injuries, burns, amputations, and other traumatic injuries. The hospital’s rehabilitation programs are CARF-certified for general rehabilitation, stroke specialty rehabilitation, traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, and spinal cord rehabilitation. Regions Hospital’s Professional Nursing Practice Model emphasizes patient- and family-centered bedside care. Nurses are empowered to manage their clinical practice and work environment through a Shared Governance Model focused on evidence-based nursing practice. New-hire registered nurses receive individualized orientation and are automatically enrolled in the Transition to Regions Hospital Practice nurse residency program, designed to support learning, role transition, and retention. The schedule is 0.70 FTE on nights, consisting of 8-hour shifts, with an every-other-weekend rotation.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, or an Associate Degree in Nursing and one year of RN experience.
Internal new graduate applicants may meet the minimum education requirement with an Associate Degree in Nursing.
Licensed as a registered nurse by the State of Minnesota.
CPR for the professional rescuer or BLS for healthcare providers.
Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to work with patients from varied cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Nice To Haves

BSN or MSN is strongly preferred; obtaining a BSN or MSN within five years of hire is generally expected.
One year of acute care RN experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide rehabilitation nursing care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients with physical or cognitive limitations.
Help patients become as independent as possible in all areas of daily living.
Provide effective, efficient, and culturally sensitive rehabilitation services and care.
Deliver patient- and family-centered care at the bedside.
Manage clinical practice and the work environment through the Shared Governance Model and evidence-based nursing practice.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
401(k) with employer match
Disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
On-site employee fitness center
On-site employee clinic
Center for Employee Resilience offering support and evidence-based practices
Qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
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