RN (Rehab)

Pay Rate: $84.00 per hour

Summary:

• Day Shift: 7AM - 7:30PM, Every Other Weekend Required
• Location: Med Surg/Rehab Unit - *** West

Responsibilities:

• Deliver patient care by incorporating the tenets of Relationship Centered Care and the nursing process based on theory, research, and evidence-based practice.
• Assess and evaluate patient care needs and apply critical thinking skills in patient care management.
• Integrate relevant assessment and intervention skills in the delivery of nursing care.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care.
• Prioritize all aspects of patient care, including teaching, rounding, coaching, and planning “after hospital care.”
• Educate patients and caregivers about their plan of care, transition of care, promotion of health, and prevention of disease.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with patients, family, and all members of the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team.
• Manage assignments within the Care Delivery Model of Modified Primary Nursing and allocate material resources effectively.
• Role model the tenets of Relationship Centered Care through various patient interactions and collaboration.
• Consider patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs, and knowledge in all aspects of care.
• Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.
• Use evidence-based practices to increase understanding of patients' perceptions of care.
• Initiate service recovery for patients and family members who have concerns and escalate as needed.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening through dialogue, body language, and actions.
• Conduct Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) on assigned patients addressing the 4 Ps.
• Practice safe and efficient patient-centered care, identifying and escalating barriers and opportunities for improvement.
• Implement process improvement strategies based on institutional, evidence-based procedures.
• Engage in formal and informal peer and institutional review processes.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to create and implement quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research studies.
• Contribute to quality and safety practices and required compliance measures.
• Utilize institutional information technology by documenting nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement initiatives.
• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate with the Clinical Coordinator/Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager/Nursing Shift Manager to ensure supplies are appropriately utilized and inventory is sufficient for patient care.
• Escalate material or staffing resource deficits as needed.
• Document in an accurate and thorough manner in compliance with hospital, regulatory, and legal requirements and standards of care.
• Facilitate patient throughput on shift basis.
• Contribute to the environment of care to support clinical colleagues, patients, their families, and members of the healthcare team.
• Advance clinical competence in nursing practice to progress from novice to expert.
• Project a professional image to colleagues and communicate with styles and methods that demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, and empathy.
• Incorporate ethical principles into decision-making for patient and family.
• Encourage and demonstrate a spirit of scholarship, inquiry, life-long learning, and innovation for self and others.
• Acquire knowledge and skills relative to the role, patient population, clinical specialty, and local and/or global health community needs.
• Participate in shared decision-making through specialty practice councils, nursing department committees, and unit initiatives.

Requirements:

• NYS RN License
• BLS, CRRN Med/Surg
• Minimum 2 years rehab & med/surg experience
• Minimum 2 years RN experience
• 1 year travel experience for Travel positions, not required for Per Diem positions

Preferred Skills:

• EPIC experience highly preferred