Registered Nurse (RN) Stroke Unit, Full-time, Nights

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital•Grand Rapids, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation is a nationally recognized leader in inpatient rehabilitation. The Inpatient Acute Stroke Unit cares for patients recovering from traumatic brain injury, stroke-related brain injury, anoxic injuries, and other neurological conditions requiring intensive rehabilitation and close medical and cognitive monitoring. The Registered Nurse provides comprehensive nursing care, including neurological assessments, care planning, medication administration, and clinical coordination. The RN collaborates with LPNs, physicians, neuropsychology, and interdisciplinary therapy teams to manage complex neurological conditions, support intensive rehabilitation, and plan safe, patient-centered discharges. The role offers clinical autonomy and interdisciplinary teamwork in a fast-paced, hospital-based rehabilitation environment. RNs are members of a multidisciplinary team and coordinate, direct, delegate, and provide care to multiple patients using a patient- and family-centered approach. Patient and family education is a primary focus, helping patients gain independence, apply adaptation strategies, and return home. RNs are accountable for compassionate, courteous care and adherence to departmental policies and service standards. RNs assess patients, develop or follow patient-centered care plans in coordination with physicians and other disciplines, delegate and follow up on care provided by non-licensed staff, and contribute to quality improvement and patient safety. They maintain effective relationships with patients, families, physicians, and colleagues; support a professional and respectful work environment; and may assist with staff selection, orientation, precepting, and student mentoring when requested or assigned. RNs also follow employee-safety and fiscal-responsibility policies. This is a full-time night-shift position at the Main Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The schedule is 36 hours per week, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with rotating workdays and a weekend requirement. Starting compensation is $36 per hour, with increases based on experience; shift differentials and sign-on bonuses are available.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state of Michigan.
Associate’s degree in nursing.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Strong critical-thinking, decision-making, delegation, and leadership skills.
Effective time-management and organizational skills.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work to time requirements and deadlines, problem-solve unexpected issues, handle interruptions, and prioritize effectively.
Competence with computer systems for documenting patient care.
Ability to understand and follow department policies related to employee safety, including in relation to possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens and hazardous materials.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Certification as a Registered Rehabilitation Nurse (CRRN); certification is encouraged for MFB RNs.
Previous RN experience, especially in a rehabilitation or acute-care setting; experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care, treatment, and services within the scope of licensure and applicable laws and regulations.
Assess patients and develop or follow patient-centered plans of care aligned with the attending physician’s and other disciplines’ priorities.
Coordinate, direct, and provide care to multiple patients, including neurological assessments, care planning, medication administration, and clinical coordination.
Delegate care to non-licensed staff and follow up to ensure care complies with departmental policies and procedures.
Educate patients and families to support independence, adaptation strategies, and return home.
Collaborate with LPNs, physicians, neuropsychology, and interdisciplinary therapy teams to manage complex neurological conditions and support rehabilitation and discharge planning.
Participate in quality improvement by identifying opportunities to improve care, reporting unexpected events, medical errors, and near misses, and assisting with data collection and documentation audits when requested.
Promote patient safety, follow applicable policies and procedures, and communicate identified safety threats or improvement opportunities to Nursing Leadership in a timely manner.
Demonstrate excellent customer service, protect confidential information, address customer-service concerns, and incorporate patients’ and families’ cultural and religious needs into care plans.
Maintain effective professional relationships with physicians, colleagues, patients, and families.
Meet departmental competency, regulatory, accreditation, and standards-of-care requirements within established time frames.
Promote a professional work environment characterized by accountability, respect, open communication, teamwork, and solution-seeking behavior.
Follow employee-safety policies and communicate employee safety risks to Nursing Supervisors.
Assist with employee selection and new-team-member orientation when requested; precept and mentor colleagues or RN students when assigned.
Follow policies concerning payroll practices and patient-chargeable items, and communicate opportunities for cost savings and efficiency.
Document patient care using computer systems and follow policies for blood-borne pathogen and hazardous-material safety.