Inpatient Rehab RN

Catholic Health Initiatives; Lake Jackson (TX); On-site; USD 94,558,000 - 151,294,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Health Initiatives in Lake Jackson, TX is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide compassionate, high-quality care across interdisciplinary teams. You will assess patients, perform procedures, and implement individualized care plans to support recovery and well-being.

Requirements include an Associate Degree in Nursing, Texas RN license, BLS, and NIHSS within 3 months of hire, with at least 1 year of RN experience. Join our mission-driven team delivering patient care.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Nursing required.
• At least one (1) year of RN experience.
• Registered Nurse in the State of Texas required.
• BLS required.
• NIHSS required within 3 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition. Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs.
• Planning: Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and transition of care plan including discharge planning.
• Implementation: Prepares patients for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies; reports significant changes to the team; follows safety and medication protocols.
• Evaluation: Reassesses patients after interventions; notifies physician to modify care as needed.
• Report Skills: Delivers Bedside Shift Report with patient and family participation; ensures continuity of care.
• Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains a safe, clean environment and adheres to safety goals and hazard reporting.

Skills

Patient care

Assessment

Team collaboration

Critical thinking

Communication

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Assessment: Does admission and ongoing assessment of patient’s condition. Provides nursing care to meet the patient’s physical, psychological and spiritual needs. Notifies doctor of changes in assessment that require attention.

• Planning: Designs, directs, evaluates, and documents the plan of care, patient/family teaching and the transition of care plan to include a safe appropriate level of care discharge. Works with other clinical disciplines to meet specialized patient care and discharge needs. Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that takes into consideration the individualized needs of the patient.

• Implementation: Prepares patients physically, psychologically, and spiritually for treatments, surgeries and diagnostic studies to help reduce patient anxiety. Knows patients' conditions and reports significant changes to Charge Nurse/Team Leader, and/or physician. Implements patient safety initiative and protocols including medication safety practices, physician orders, consult notifications.

• Evaluation: Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals following interventions. Notifies physician as necessary to modify interventions. Adjusts nursing care to meet patient's emerging and changing needs.

• Report Skills: Gives and receives report using Bedside Shift Report including family participation. Provides an accurate and comprehensive report to the oncoming shift to help establish continuity of patient care. Receives report from off-going shift and delegates tasks as needed to provide continuity of care according to coworker's experience, abilities and the patient's acuity.

• Environment & Patient Safety: Maintains patient and work environment to maximize safe working space. Promptly removes all used and soiled equipment, linen, etc. to appropriate location. Incorporates national and organizational goals to improve quality, patient safety and satisfaction. Reports all patient safety and hazard concerns immediately.

Job Requirements

• Associates Degree in Nursing required

• At least one (1) year of RN experience

• Registered Nurse in the State of Texas required

• BLS required

• NIHSS required within 3 months of hire

Where You'll Work

St. Luke’s Health–Brazosport Hospital is located on a beautiful, 25-acre campus in Lake Jackson, Texas. Offering state-of-the-art diagnostic and comprehensive treatment services, our hospital is home to a 154-bed patient tower, level III trauma center, advanced cardiac care center, and full-service, multidisciplinary cancer center. Our team consists of over 100 board-certified physicians and nearly 600 highly skilled team members to meet our patients’ medical needs. South Brazoria County’s premier healthcare system, St. Luke’s Health–Brazosport Hospital is dedicated to providing quality care with compassion for the communities we serve.

Pay Range

$33.00 - $52.80 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.