Registered Nurse Inpatient Rehab PRN

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA); Orangeburg (SC); On-site; USD 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) is seeking a PRN nursing professional to provide high-quality care on the Inpatient Rehab Unit in Orangeburg. The role emphasizes coordinating care with therapists and other disciplines to support mobility and independence after strokes, trauma, and surgeries.

Hourly pay with a 12-hour scheduled week is typical, with responsibilities including documentation, patient assessment, and discharge planning to ensure continuous patient care and safety across

Qualifications

• Provides nursing care and coordinates care planning with other disciplines.
• Maintains patient safety and adheres to policies and procedures.
• Executes discharge planning and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Documents initial nursing histories and assesses patients.
• Assists physicians with examinations and procedures.
• Evaluates outcomes and revises nursing care as needed to optimize patient care.
• Coordinates discharge planning and hand-offs between staff.

Skills

Patient care

Discharge planning

Team coordination

Documentation

Job description

Job Description Summary

The MUSC Orangeburg Inpatient Rehab Unit is a 24-bed acute rehabilitation unit in which the nurses work closely with therapists and other disciplines to help the patient achieve the best mobility and level of independence possible following strokes, traumas, surgeries, etc. Patients on this unit must have the ability to tolerate 3 hours of therapy per day for 5-6 days per week.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

PRN

Cost Center

CC004827 ORBG - IP Rehab Nursing

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-28

Scheduled Weekly Hours

12

Job Description

Job Summary

Provide professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinate care planning with other disciplines.

Work Environment

Regularly exposed to infectious, contagious and blood borne diseases. Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances. Exposed to unpleasant elements including accidents, injuries and illnesses. Subject to varying and unpredictable situations. Must be able to handle emergency or crisis situations. Must be able to handle emergency or crisis situations. Is occasionally subject to irregular hours. Occasional exposure to radiation.

Supervisory Responsibilities

LPN, CNA, WS, Tech, MOA

Financial Responsibilities

Financial stewardship of supplies and resources.

Essential Functions

• Documents initial nursing histories, assesses patients' conditions per policy requirements and develops individual care plans for patients taking into consideration their physical, psycho-social, environmental, cultural, and spiritual needs.
• Assists physicians with examinations, procedures and other processes related to direct patient care according to established policies and procedures.
• Evaluates outcomes of patient care, consult with other specialists as required and revises nursing care processes as necessary to obtain optimal patient care.
• Coordinates discharge planning.
• Monitors and records patients' condition.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Using an interdisciplinary approach, formulates a teaching plan based on identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning [including family teaching] as appropriate.
• Coordinates patients' ordered diagnostic and therapeutic services.
• Communicates patients' condition during hand-offs.
• Performs other miscellaneous and related duties as assigned by the director of nursing, charge nurse and/or medical staff.
• Performs charge duties as requested by director, after six (6) months nursing experience and appropriate training as required.
• Rounds on patients per policy to improve clinical outcome.
• Orients or mentors new staff members. Listens effectively to the patient to facilitate care requirements.
• Provides first line customer service response.
• Follows the MUSC Standards of Behaviors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Physical requirements are primarily related to the essential functions of any job. In order to perform the essential functions of this position, you must be able to stand up to twelve (12) hours, walk, sit, use hands, reach, stoop, kneel, talk, hear and smell.
• Must be able to lift or exert energy up to 35 pounds. The Regional Medical Center has purchased patient transfer/lift devices to reduce the physical lifting of patients. Safe patient handling equipment is to be utilized for the transfer and lifting of patients greater than 35 pounds.
• Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more) color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe area that can be seen move up/down or left/right) and depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances).

Mental Requirements

• Must possess the ability to read and interpret business or safety manuals, clinical or technical procedures or regulations.
• Ability to write reports, correspondence and/or manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, patients, families, other employees and medical staff.
• Ability to perform more complex math functions (add, subtract, multiply and divide) to include calculating percentages, averages, volume, ratio and interpreting graphs - using numbers and units of measure.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to deal with concrete and abstract concepts and interpret verbal, nonverbal and written instructions.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize assigned and assumed responsibilities to complete patient care as necessary.

Population Served

This position primarily interacts with all age groups and provides direct patient care. All staff members must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to meet the physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related needs of the persons in the assigned work area. Staff members must be able to understand and respond to the expectations and needs of pa