Registered Nurse - Acute Rehab Unit - Surgery and Rehab Hospital - Day/Night

WellSpan Health; York (York County); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated rehabilitation nurse to join their team. This rewarding role focuses on restoring patients' independence through expert care and collaboration with a diverse team of specialists. As a rehabilitation nurse, you will provide essential support to patients with various conditions, ensuring they receive personalized and effective care. This position offers flexible scheduling and the opportunity to make a significant impact on patients' lives. If you are passionate about nursing and eager to contribute to a collaborative environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Retirement savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Short-term disability

Education assistance

Financial education and support

Wellness and Wellbeing programs

Caregiver support via Wellthy

Childcare referral service via Wellthy

Qualifications

• Provides nursing care based on patient-centered principles and clinical standards.
• Acts as primary nurse, coordinating care with interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Administers treatments and medications based on assessments and care plans.
• Documents patient responses and collaborates with healthcare teams.

Skills

Patient Care

Clinical Assessment

Collaboration

Time Management

Communication

Education

Diploma Program

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree Nursing (BSN)

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

Schedule

Part Time: 24 - 48 Hours/Biweekly Available

Hours: Day and Night Shift Available

Day: 6:45am - 7:15pm

Night: 6:45pm - 7:15am

Every 3rd Weekend and Holiday Rotation Required

Rehabilitation Nursing: Making A Difference in Every Life We Touch

By the time a patient arrives in the care of a rehabilitation nurse, their life has already been saved. It's now up to the rehab nurse to restore that life to freedom and independence once again. Rehab nurses provide restorative care through their expert knowledge and understanding of the holistic, individualized, and complex needs of each patient.

Rehabilitation nursing offers a gratifying career for nurses who want to use all their clinical skills, make a visible difference in their patient's and caregiver's lives, and work as part of a collaborative healthcare team. As a collaborator, educator, care coordinator, advocate, and change agent, rehabilitation nurses work as an integral part of the Interdisciplinary Team that includes physiatrists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and psychologists to develop comprehensive care plans based on patient diagnosis, goals, and maximum potential.

Conditions We Treat as Rehab Nurses at WSRH:

• ALS
• Amputees
• Brain Injury, Traumatic & Non-Traumatic
• Complex Wound Care Needs
• Cardiovascular
• Cerebral Palsy
• Guillain-Barre Syndrome
• Parkinson's Disease
• Major Joint Replacements
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Organ Transplant
• Pulmonary Disease
• Renal Disease, including Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis patients
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Stroke

General Summary

Provides professional nursing care at the beginner practitioner level in accordance with the principles of patient and family-centered care based on the nursing process and according to the clinical standards of the hospital. Acts as a primary nurse for patients on the unit. Coordinates care planning with other disciplines. May require specialized skills depending on unit assignment.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Provides and coordinates direct care in accordance with the principles of patient and family-centered care based on the nursing process and according to the clinical standards of the hospital. Acts as a primary nurse for patients on the unit. Synthesizes patient data to develop outcome-driven plans.
• Safely and independently administers prescribed treatments, medications, and nursing interventions based on assessment and plan of care.
• Appropriately organizes and prioritizes time based on patient condition and expected workload. Identifies changes in patients' status and acts accordingly. Knows and can activate resources to achieve outcomes for patients.
• Seeks mentoring and coaching from the CN II & III.
• Identifies and communicates individualized patient needs for safe handoffs during transitions of care. Collaborates with patient/family in care planning with all disciplines.
• Documents the patient response to interventions and progress toward outcomes. Identifies and documents variances. Utilizes flow sheets, progress notes, and/or electronic medical record for documentation.
• Identifies own areas of professional growth and development in performance improvement efforts. Recognizes the value of evidence-based research as it applies to best practice.
• Promotes a professional practice environment that supports patient safety and quality through interdisciplinary collaboration, Shared Decision Making activities including peer review.
• Begins to provide leadership for problem solving and goal formation. Negotiates for a win-win solution.
• Delegates aspects of care to other nursing personnel in order to meet patient needs. Helps assistive personnel organize and set priorities for work. Monitors completion of tasks that are assigned or delegated to the patient care team.
• Promotes collaboration and cooperation among physicians, nursing staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team. Contributes to effective communications among all team members.
• Variation of duties may result based on the assigned customer care unit(s). This may include differences in the specific clinical skills required of the RN.
• In addition to requirements specified in the license and certification section below, current BLS certification for all areas of nursing practice is required.

Common Expectations:

• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age-specific data and provides appropriate, age-specific treatment.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions.
• Maintains adherence to established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
• Enhances professional growth and development through advanced/continuing education to maintain up-to-date knowledge, skills, and competencies.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

• Diploma Program Required or
• Associates Degree Required
• Bachelors Degree Nursing (BSN) Preferred

Work Experience:

• No experience required.

Licenses:

• Licensed Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required or
• Registered Nurse Multi State License Upon Hire Required and
• Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required

Benefits Offered:

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Short-term disability
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay
• Wellness and Wellbeing programs
• Caregiver support via Wellthy
• Childcare referral service via Wellthy