REGISTERED NURSE- FT Nights

Horizon Rehabilitation Hospital•McKinney, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Horizon Rehabilitation Hospital is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to work the night shift (7p-7a). The Registered Nurse develops, implements, evaluates, and revises a plan of care for assigned patients and their families, while upholding the hospital's mission and values. This role involves direct patient care, as well as delegating and supervising nursing care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act. Key components of the role include demonstrating clinical competence, managing patient care, improving the quality of care, establishing professional relationships, fulfilling hospital responsibilities, and developing clinical expertise within a specialty.

Requirements

Current, valid, and active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment required.
Current, valid BLS certification required.
Current ACLS certification required within six (6) months of hire.
Ability to project a professional image.
Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance requirements.
Strong organizational, prioritizing, and analytical skills.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Working knowledge of computer and software applications used in job functions.
English is the primary language of the facility.
Ability to read and write, communicate clearly with co-workers and customers and to respond to appropriate questions regarding work process or work product.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instruction furnished in written, oral and/or diagram form.
Ability to define and solve problems and collect data.
Ability to identify and implement components of the nursing process.
Identify learning needs and teach patients and families.
Ability to communicate and collaborate with a variety of teams and individuals.
Working knowledge and ability to apply professional standards of practice in job situations.
Ability to carry out essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
Access continuing education opportunities appropriate to responsibilities.
Attend and participate in facility meetings.
Knowledge of emergency and disaster procedures of the facility.
Participate in hospital wide patient safety program identifying risks to patient safety and reducing healthcare errors.
Participates in relevant in-service training sessions.
Promotes and protects patients rights; treats patients with dignity and respect; reports suspected abuse or neglect.
Demonstrates willingness to try new tasks; generates new ideas for change; evaluates and recognizes priorities; communicates and models organizational values; fosters high performance.
Applies performance improvement methods and techniques; assists in data collection; identifies processes for improvement in daily work; and participate in new employee orientation.
Demonstrates understanding of fire and emergency procedures; participates in fire and disaster drills; demonstrates understanding of safety and security procedures; applies safety and security precautions; demonstrates understanding of hazardous materials plan; demonstrates proper use of equipment.
Applies hand-washing principles during daily work; demonstrates understanding of isolation precautions; recognizes signs and symptoms of infection and complies with the employee health program; demonstrates understanding of the process for identifying and handling infectious waste; maintains personal hygiene; complies with OSHA standards in the work place; and demonstrates understanding of cross-contamination.
Complies with applicable health screenings.
Enters or records data timely and accurately; protects confidentiality of patient information; protects data against loss or destruction; reports suspected violation of security/confidentiality issues.
Demonstrates active listening techniques; gains support through effective relationships; treats others with dignity and respect; seeks feedback; participates in processes to measure effectiveness, efficiency, and service; and maintains reporting mechanisms.
Attends in-service and education programs; attends continuing education required for maintenance of certification/licensure.

Nice To Haves

Previous acute care experience is strongly preferred.
ACLS certification required are mandatory for charge nurses duties.

Responsibilities

Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises a plan of care for assigned patients and families.
Provides direct patient care.
Delegates and supervises all nursing care in accordance with the applicable Nurse Practice Act.
Demonstrates clinical competence.
Manages patient care.
Improves the quality of care.
Establishes professional relationships.
Utilizes professional skills.
Fulfills responsibilities of the role of the hospital.
Develops clinical expertise per specialty.
Maintains an excellent working relationship with medical professionals and other health-related facilities and organizations.
Promotes Company philosophy, mission, and objectives.
Demonstrates the ability to prioritize tasks and complete duties within allotted time.
Seeks out new methods and principles and incorporates them into existing practices.
Demonstrates and understands the importance of and respect for the rights, dignity, and individuality of each patient.
Demonstrates honesty and integrity in the care and use of patient and hospital property.
Demonstrates respect for co-workers and responds to patient needs by complying with hospital policies.
Demonstrates a satisfactory level of interpersonal skills to interact and deal tactfully with facility staff, Administration, patients, families, customers, vendors, and government agencies.
Accesses continuing education opportunities appropriate to responsibilities.
Routinely shares professional knowledge with staff, managers, and hospital personnel.
Attends and participates in facility meetings.
Demonstrates knowledge of emergency and disaster procedures of the facility.
Participates in the hospital-wide patient safety program, identifying risks and reducing healthcare errors.
Participates in relevant in-service training sessions.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Promotes and protects patient rights; treats patients with dignity and respect; reports suspected abuse or neglect.
Demonstrates willingness to try new tasks; generates new ideas for change; evaluates and recognizes priorities; communicates and models organizational values; fosters high performance.
Applies performance improvement methods and techniques; assists in data collection; identifies processes for improvement in daily work; and participates in new employee orientation.
Demonstrates understanding of fire and emergency procedures; participates in fire and disaster drills; demonstrates understanding of safety and security procedures; applies safety and security precautions; demonstrates understanding of hazardous materials plan; demonstrates proper use of equipment.
Applies hand-washing principles; demonstrates understanding of isolation precautions; recognizes signs and symptoms of infection and complies with the employee health program; demonstrates understanding of the process for identifying and handling infectious waste; maintains personal hygiene; complies with OSHA standards; and demonstrates understanding of cross-contamination.
Complies with applicable health screenings.
Enters or records data timely and accurately; protects confidentiality of patient information; protects data against loss or destruction; reports suspected violation of security/confidentiality issues.
Demonstrates active listening techniques; gains support through effective relationships; treats others with dignity and respect; seeks feedback; participates in processes to measure effectiveness, efficiency, and service; and maintains reporting mechanisms.
Attends in-service and education programs; attends continuing education required for maintenance of certification/licensure.