Registered Nurse

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services; Huntsville (TN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for Inpatient Rehabilitation. The RN will provide compassionate, evidence-based care to patients recovering from stroke, brain and spinal injuries, orthopedic and neurological conditions, and other serious illnesses.

The role requires conducting assessments, developing and updating care plans, administering medications, wound care, and coordinating with an interdisciplinary rehab team to achieve recovery goals.

Qualifications

• Proven clinical assessment and monitoring skills.
• Medication administration and wound/post-surgical care.
• Effective communication within an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct patient assessments and develop, implement, and update care plans.
• Administer medications and deliver wound and post-surgical care.
• Monitor patient status, progress, and response to interventions.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to support recovery goals.
• Educate patients and families on care, safety, and recovery.
• Maintain infection-control standards and safety practices.
• Document clinical findings and care activities in the EMR.
• Participate in continuous learning and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Medication administration

Wound care

Post-surgical care

Infection prevention

EMR documentation

Team collaboration

Patient education

Education

Current RN licensure

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) — Inpatient Rehabilitation

Provide compassionate, evidence-based inpatient rehab nursing care for patients recovering from stroke, brain and spinal cord injuries, complex orthopedic and neurological conditions, and other serious illnesses.

Key Duties

• Conduct patient assessments and develop, implement, and update care plans.
• Administer medications and deliver wound and post-surgical care.
• Monitor patient status, progress, and response to interventions.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team to support recovery goals.
• Educate patients and families on care, safety, and recovery.
• Maintain strict safety practices and infection-control standards.
• Document clinical findings and care activities accurately in the EMR.
• Participate in continuous learning and quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications & Skills

• Current RN licensure.
• Strong clinical assessment, medication administration, and patient monitoring skills.
• Competence in wound and post-surgical care practices.
• Effective communication and teamwork with an interdisciplinary care team.
• Commitment to patient education, safety, infection prevention, and accurate EMR documentation.