Acute Rehab Unit Registered Nurse (PRN, Night Shift)

Riverview Health•Noblesville, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care to patients with temporary, progressive, or permanent physical disabilities, trauma, and/or chronic illness. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, the nurse assesses patients, creates and implements care plans, and provides interventions to help patients adapt to altered lifestyles and achieve maximum function. The role also involves creating a therapeutic environment for the development of patients and their family members. The schedule includes 12-hour shifts from 5:00 PM to 5:30 AM.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing by date of hire.
Nursing license in the state of Indiana by date of hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 6 months of hire (American Heart Association).
Basic Life Support (American Heart Association).

Nice To Haves

BSN
One year as a Licensed Nurse in a hospital setting.
Certification in Rehab/CRRN.
QI Credentialed.

Responsibilities

Provides direct nursing care to patients with temporary, progressive, or permanent physical disabilities, trauma, and/or chronic illness.
Creates and implements a written plan of care that addresses the specific needs and goals of each individual patient, making referrals to other professional services as required.
Modifies the plan of care based on reassessment of the patient, including observed patient response to treatment/care and evaluation of patient's progress toward goal completion, and delegates tasks to team members as appropriate within their scope of practice.
Observes, documents, addresses, and implements planned interventions/care, communicating the plan to all members of the team through accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record and, when needed, through verbal reports.
Documents accurate patient information in compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
Provides patient care through the performance of selective procedures including IV starts and restarts, blood administration, phlebotomy tasks, answering call lights, and serving as testing personnel under CLIA 1988 regulations as they relate to point of care testing.
Administers medications accurately and timely according to physician orders and organizational policy and procedure.
Maintains knowledge of medication actions and side effects, recognizing allergic reactions and documenting patients’ response to drugs.
Successfully transitions patients by communicating the most current plan of care through walking rounds and providing accurate, timely report to incoming staff.
Advises physicians, other disciplines, family/significant others of changes in patient's condition or abnormal findings.
Communicates clearly and concisely.
Provides clear, specific educational and discharge information to each patient and/or patient family member.
May precept new employees and oversee other members of the care team.
Performs other duties as assigned.