Registered Nurse - Physical Rehab

Murfreesboro Rehabilitation Hospital•Murfreesboro, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Murfreesboro Rehabilitation Hospital is hiring Registered Nurses to join its fast-paced, dedicated, and innovative rehabilitation team. Located within TrustPoint Hospital, the facility provides the only acute, hospital-based inpatient physical rehabilitation in Rutherford County. It specializes in neuro and orthopedic rehabilitation for patients referred from surrounding hospitals and offers occupational, physical, speech, and respiratory therapy, as well as IV therapy, wound care, and rehabilitation nursing. The role provides and coordinates patient care, including assessing physical and behavioral health needs, developing nursing care plans, maintaining medical records, administering medications, and educating patients and families. Nurses work in a supportive, collaborative environment with a large therapy gym, state-of-the-art equipment, and an activities-of-daily-living area with kitchen and laundry facilities. Full-time schedules consist of three 12-hour shifts per week; part-time schedules consist of two 12-hour shifts per week. Both may include weekend rotations. PRN work is also available. Shifts are either days, 7 a.m.–7 p.m., or nights, 7 p.m.–7 a.m. Med/surg experience is highly preferred.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment, or eligibility to practice nursing under state requirements.
One year of nursing experience.
Required CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
First aid may be required depending on state or facility requirements.

Nice To Haves

Med/surg experience is highly preferred.
Previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and provide and coordinate care.
Develop and implement nursing care plans tailored to assessed needs.
Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
Provide nursing care within the standards and scope of practice defined by state Nurse Practice Act regulations and applicable facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols.
Ensure verbally received physicians’ orders are legible and transcribed appropriately.
Assess patients’ status on an ongoing basis and gather and document pertinent information.
Notify physicians of significant changes in patient status, including medical emergencies, changes related to medications, or other challenges.
Complete initial nursing treatment plans upon admission and ensure plans address assessed needs.
Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
Administer medications accurately according to ordered instructions.
Document controlled-substance medication counts on required documents.
Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
Maintain therapeutic rapport and professional boundaries with patients, respect personal space, give patients direct attention, and maintain rational detachment.
Direct or coordinate unit activities as directed.
Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.