RN IP Rehab

HCA Healthcare•Fort Worth, TX

About The Position

The Staff Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care under general supervision and in accordance with hospital and Nursing Department policies, procedures, and standards of practice. In collaboration with patients, families, and other members of the healthcare team, the RN assesses nursing care needs, plans interventions, and evaluates outcomes. The RN provides care directly and may supervise LVNs and unlicensed nursing staff. The role includes charge duties, such as making patient assignments and supervising and directing staff and unit activities during an assigned shift. Care is tailored to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and their developmental and safety needs. The RN assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care; documents care; initiates prescribed treatments and plans of care; administers medications and blood products; and supports activities of daily living. The role includes rehabilitation assessments using FIM scoring; patient transport; line maintenance; pain and neuraxial analgesia management; care for orthopedic, general surgery, and medical patients; and pre- and post-operative care, education, and complication management. The RN also participates in discharge planning, provides emotional support to patients and families, contributes to performance improvement and teamwork, supports colleagues and learners as a clinical resource, and takes appropriate measures to ensure patient safety.

Requirements

Texas RN License or RN Compact State License.
Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.
ADN required.
At least one year of recent nursing experience.
Obtain Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment start date.
If hired into an RN position after September 2014 without a BSN, obtain a BSN within three years of the facility date.
Pass the licensed personnel FIM exam through the UDSMR Online Credentialing System within 90 days of hire and as needed to maintain the facility’s UDS-PRO credential.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
ACLS (AHA) preferred.
Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse (CRRN) preferred.
Experience in a post-acute inpatient rehabilitation care setting preferred.
Experience using the Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) for inpatient rehabilitation preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patients’ nursing care needs.
Document nursing care in accordance with hospital and Nursing Department policies, procedures, and practices.
Initiate prescribed treatments and carry out the nursing plan of care.
Administer medications, blood, and blood products.
Provide for patients’ activities of daily living and transport patients as needed.
Conduct accurate, timely patient assessments using FIM scoring.
Maintain peripheral and central lines, PIC lines, and MediPorts.
Manage post-operative pain, neuraxial analgesia, traction, and orthopedic conditions.
Provide care for general surgery and medical patients and assess and treat post-operative complications.
Provide pre-operative and post-operative nursing care and patient teaching related to surgical procedures or changes in health status.
Participate in discharge planning and provide emotional support to patients and families based on assessments of coping skills.
Follow hospital and Nursing Department safety policies and procedures and take appropriate measures to ensure patient safety.
Perform charge duties, including making patient assignments and supervising and directing staff and unit activities for the assigned shift.
Provide direct care and supervise LVNs and non-licensed nursing staff as needed.
Serve as a clinical resource to department staff, students, volunteers, and other departments, and contribute to teamwork and quality patient care.
Participate in hospital or departmental performance improvement activities.
Perform special assignments as requested and attend staff meetings and in-services.
Provide care appropriate to the developmental and safety needs of adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients requiring care for pre- and post-surgical conditions.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine plans.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off and paid family leave.
Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.