Registered Nurse - Phys Rehab

Prime Healthcare • Garden City, MI

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides safe, direct patient care in the Rehabilitation Department using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role follows rehabilitation nursing standards and scope of practice and includes accountability for the care provided to assigned patients.

Rehabilitation nursing supports people with disabilities or chronic illnesses in attaining and maintaining maximum function. The nurse helps clients adapt to an altered lifestyle, fosters a therapeutic environment for clients and families, directs patient and family teaching, and guides the activities of other nursing personnel. Treatment strategies are based on scientific nursing theory related to self-care and promote physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain it current.
• Current ACLS (AHA) certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain it current.
• Minimum of one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital setting.
• Behavioral Violence Prevention (BVP) certificate within 6 months of hire and maintain it current annually.
• FIM certification within 3 months of hire and maintain it current.
• Rehabilitation Core Course (PRN) within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Rehabilitation setting experience.
• Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN).
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope and standards of rehabilitation nursing practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching.
• Direct and guide the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining professional nursing care standards.
• Remain directly responsible and accountable for the care provided to assigned patients in the Rehabilitation Department.
• Assist clients with disabilities or chronic illnesses in attaining and maintaining maximum function and adapting to an altered lifestyle.
• Provide a therapeutic environment that supports clients' and families' development.
• Design and implement treatment strategies based on nursing theory related to self-care and promoting physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed