Registered Nurse - Days

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital•Saginaw, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Registered Nurses at Mary Free Bed at Covenant are a key member of the multi-disciplinary team that collaborates together to provide patient-centered care. Within the Nursing Department, RNs coordinate, direct, delegate, and provide care to multiple patients. Using a patient and family-centered care approach, each RN develops relationships with patients, families, and colleagues that enhance the quality of care provided. Nursing care is performed with compassion and courtesy, and each RN is responsible to follow departmental policies and service standards. Patient and family education is a primary focus of rehabilitation nursing and is a critical aspect of the interdisciplinary team’s efforts to assist patients to gain independence, apply adaptation strategies, and return to home. This role requires the ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in the assigned department, understanding the principles of growth and development over the life span and assessing data reflective of the patient’s status to identify age-specific needs.

Requirements

Registered nurse in the state of Michigan.
Associate's degree in nursing is required.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Strong critical thinking, decision-making, delegation, and leadership skills are required.
Time management and organizational skills are very important.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Must be able to work effectively under time requirements and deadlines, problem-solve when facing unexpected issues, handle interruptions, and prioritize effectively.
Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department.
Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures.
Required to stand, sit, talk, type, read, and hear.
Required to use hands and arms to handle, feel, carry and work.
Required to frequently stand, walk, bend, kneel, and rise from a kneeling position while performing patient care.
Required to be independently mobile, with frequent bending, and reaching overhead, for activities such as positioning and transferring of patients and equipment.
Must be able to exert 20 to 35 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Due to possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens and hazardous materials, must be able to understand and follow department policies related to employee safety.
Must be competent with computer systems for the purpose of documenting patient care.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Certification as a Registered Rehabilitation Nurse is preferred and will be encouraged for all MFB RNs.
Previous experience as a RN, especially in a rehabilitation or acute care setting, is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate, direct, delegate, and provide care to multiple patients.
Develop relationships with patients, families, and colleagues that enhance the quality of care provided.
Perform nursing care with compassion and courtesy, following departmental policies and service standards.
Provide patient and family education as a primary focus of rehabilitation nursing.
Perform careful assessment of each patient.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team.
Develop and/or follow a patient-centered plan of care that aligns with the priorities and plans developed by the attending physician and other disciplines.
Coordinate care for non-licensed staff through delegation and follow-up.
Participate in performance improvement through identification of ways to improve care, reporting unexpected events or medical errors, and reporting “near misses”.
Participate in data collection and documentation audits to assist the Nursing Department with quality improvement measures.
Promote safety for all patients served by following all applicable department policies and procedures.
Understand and contribute to initiatives that are in place to improve the safety of patients served.
Identify and report unexpected events and near misses without fear of reprisal or retaliation.
Communicate threats to patient safety or opportunities for improvement with a member of the Nursing Leadership Team in a timely manner.
Demonstrate excellent customer service standards and behaviors while interacting with patients, family members, physicians, and colleagues.
Deal discreetly and sensitively with confidential information.
Perform customer service recovery with patients and families as needed.
Take active steps to recognize unique cultural and religious needs of patients and families and integrate these diverse needs into a patient-specific plan of care.
Maintain effective working relationships with admitting and consulting physicians.
Develop and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues from other disciplines.
Perform within the policies, procedures, and standards of care set by the organization.
Demonstrate competency to meet regulatory and accreditation requirements and in alignment with recognized standards of care and best practice benchmarks.
Encourage a culture of personal accountability, solution-seeking behavior, mutual respect, open communication, acceptance of change, enthusiasm, and pride.
Share information about opportunities for celebration and improvement with a member of the Nursing Leadership Team.
Follow all policies and procedures related to employee safety.
Take appropriate steps to reduce risks to employee safety (self or others) and communicate with Nursing Supervisor(s).
Maintain a physical work environment that reflects the high-quality nursing services delivered.
Assist with employee selection and the orientation process for new team members as requested.
Present interview questions and feedback professionally and tactfully.
Collaborate with the Clinical Care Coordinator and Nurse Educator to provide a comprehensive orientation for new team members as a preceptor.
Ensure the Nursing Care Assistant assigned to the RN, and who is serving as a preceptor, provides a thorough and accurate orientation for the new team member.
Collaborate with colleagues, the Clinical Care Coordinator and Nurse Educator to provide a valuable clinical rotation for RN students as assigned.
Follow departmental policies and procedures related to payroll practices, patient chargeable items and other opportunities to provide high-value nursing care at a reasonable price.
Share opportunities for cost savings and efficiency with the appropriate member of the Nursing Leadership Team.
Promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers.
Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions.
Participate in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.