UofL Health - Louisville, KY
posted 30 days ago
About the position
As a Rehabilitation RN, you will collaborate daily with physicians, therapists, and case managers to achieve the best outcome for patients who have experienced life altering events. In this role you will ensure appropriate plans of care are developed and implemented to meet patient needs for rehabilitation. Provides nursing care according to the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementing and evaluating. Implements appropriate nursing care interventions. Administers medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders and established nursing policies and procedures. Deliver care based on defined standards of patient care and nursing evidence-based practice.
Responsibilities
- Assumes responsibility for acquiring knowledge and skills necessary for patient care in the identified practice setting.
- Performs assessment and analyzes patient problems and conditions using critical decision making to determine need for standard, urgent or emergent interventions.
- Implements and/or modifies plan of care using assessment data, standards of care and evidence based practice inclusive of nursing care coordination, appropriate patient and family education, and discharge planning.
- Facilitates interdisciplinary partnership in patient care.
- Integrates ethical provisions in nursing practice and delivers care in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, dignity and rights.
- Evaluates progress towards attainment of desired patient outcomes.
- Demonstrates effective on-going observations and reassessment of patient/family and their response to the interventions and changes in condition.
- Practices patient experience best practices of AIDET, Hourly Rounding, Use of the White Board as minimal expectations.
- Documents assessments and interventions in accordance with hospital policy and standards of care.
- Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
- Utilizes resources appropriately and follows facility guidelines for documentation and charging of medical supplies and equipment.
- Assigns or delegates tasks to designated support personnel based on needs and conditions of the patient, complexity of the task, predictability of the outcome and facility policy.
- Collaborates with new employees and peers to support orientation, training and development opportunities.
Requirements
- Current RN license in the State of Kentucky.
- BLS required.
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
- Registered Nurse credentialed from the Kentucky Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date.
- Associate degree from accredited nursing program.
Nice-to-haves
- BSN preferred.
- Bachelor's Degree from accredited nursing program.
Benefits
- Competitive Pay & Benefits Options
- Paid Vacation, Sick days, and Holidays
- Free tuition to UofL for Part- and Full-time employees for Child/Spouse/Domestic Partner
- 401K with Employer Match
