Registered Nurse- Rehab Inpatient Nursing

Renown Health; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Renown Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive patient care across adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations using the nursing process. The RN coordinates care with the health-care team to achieve optimal patient outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

The position requires NV RN licensure, current BLS, and a strong command of English. Additional certifications are preferred to support specialized care and ongoing professional growth.

Qualifications

• Must have working-level knowledge of English (reading, writing and speaking).
• Nevada RN license required to practice.
• BLS certification by American Heart Association required at time of hire.
• Medical-Surgical Certification from American Nurses Association is preferred.
• CNSRN Certification preferred.
• ONC Orthopedic Nurse Certification preferred.
• Must be able to obtain required computer skills within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Provide optimal patient care using the nursing process for adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
• Coordinate care between interprofessional team members as needed.
• Demonstrate knowledge, ethics and standards per NV Board of Nursing and applicable guidelines.

Education

Registered Nurse licensure (Nevada)

BLS certification (American Heart Association)

Medical-Surgical Certification

CNSRN Certification

ONC Orthopedic Nurse Certification

Job description

Position Purpose

This position provides optimal patient care utilizing knowledge and skills within the context of the nursing process. The incumbent is accountable for individualized patient outcomes over an entire episode of care.

The incumbent provides comprehensive nursing services to adolescent, adult and geriatric patients, including their families/caregivers.

Nature and Scope

This position is challenged to diagnose and treat human responses to health problems. The incumbent must provide optimal patient/resident care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of adolescent, adult, and geriatric residents and families. Demonstrates the cognitive and psychosocial needs specific to the population to be served and meets standards of quality as measured by the unit/department age specific competency standards.

This position requires a scientific knowledge base and ongoing growth and learning. When possible, the family or those significant to the family are considered as part of the assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation efforts of the Registered Nurse (RN). The RN coordinates care between other professionals as needed.

Intensive continuous mental effort is required to provide optimal safe patient care, and the same mental effort is required when interacting with internal and external contacts, exercising judgments and making decisions.

Bibliography:

• 1. Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements, American Nurses Association Publication
• 2. Edwards, DuAnne; The Synergy Model: Linking Patient Needs to Nursing Competencies, Critical Care Nurse; Vol. 19, No. 1, February, 1999
• 3. Magnet Recognition Progress, Recognizing Excellence in Nursing Service - Healthcare Organization Instruction and Application Process Manual, American Nurses Association Credentialing Center, Washington, DC, 2002, pp. 134, 135, 127.
• 4. Nurse Practice Act, Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 632, NAC, Chapter 632. Nevada State Board of Nursing, September, 2002.
• 5. Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, American Nurses Association Publication.

This position does provide patient care.

Disclaimer

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Minimum Qualifications

Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

Education: Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing and speaking English. Appropriate education to obtain and maintain Registered Nursing licensure in the State of Nevada.

Experience: None

License(s): Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Registered Nurse license.

Certification(s): Current BLS certification by The American Heart Association standards required at time of hire. Medical Surgical Certification from American Nurses Association, CNSRN Certified Rehabilitation RN, ONC Orthopedic Nurse Certification preferred.

Computer / Typing: Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.