Registered Nurse (RN) Inpatient Rehab PRN

Sovah Health - Danville; Danville (VA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Sovah Health - Danville is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Inpatient Rehabilitation unit. This 12-hour shift role offers an hourly range of $31.49 to $42.51 and requires a Virginia RN license (compact acceptable) and an Associate’s degree in nursing.

ACLS within 6 months and BLS are required, with a preferred Bachelor’s degree. Join our 10-bed IP Rehab unit where teamwork, patient education, and coordinated discharge planning are key to outcomes.

Qualifications

• Active Virginia RN license (single-state) or compact license.
• Associate's degree in nursing is required.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers.
• ACLS within 6 months of hire.
• Experience in clinical area preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs plan of care interventions including medication administration and clinical treatments.
• Documents patient care provided.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition to care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Assists patients with activities of daily living (ADLs).
• Coordinates patient care across disciplines including transfers, discharges, referrals, and psychosocial support needs.
• Provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, and condition.
• Advocates for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.
• Coordinates delivery of patient care for the Rehab Unit and communicates issues to nursing administration.

Education

Associate's degree in nursing

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) Inpatient Rehabilitation

Schedule: 12-hour shiftsHourly Range: $31.49 - $42.51

Your experience matters

Sovah Danville is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Registered Nurse (RN) joining our team, you are embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Our beautiful inpatient rehabilitation unit (IPR) is a 10-bed unit with nurses typically having a 1:5 nurse patient ratio. This acute IPR unit offers intense rehabilitation for patients recovering from injuries, illnesses, strokes, surgeries and other chronic conditions.

Patients on this unit should be able to tolerate three hours of therapy per day.

How you'll contribute

• Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
• Documents patient care given.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.
• The Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care for a given population based upon age specific and cultural needs. This is done in a collaborative multidisciplinary approach embracing quality and safety.
• Assures quality of care by measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following hospital philosophies and standards of care set by Arizona State Board of Nursing, , and other governing agency regulations.
• Coordinates the delivery of patient care for the Rehab Unit, facilitates problem solving with staff members and communicates necessary issues to nursing administration and the Program Manager.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care.

In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

Applicants should have an active Virginia RN license (single-state) or compact license. If relocating, licensure must be updated to the new Primary State of Residence (PSOR) before employment begins. Associate's degree in nursing required.

Additional requirements include

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support
• American Heart Association ACLS within 6 months of hire
• Experience in clinical area preferred

More about Sovah Health - Danville

Sovah Health - Danville is a 250-bed academic acute care hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Danville community for over 120 years. We are proud to be recognized by the American College of Cardiology (Chest Pain Center & Heart Failure), American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer and Member of the Duke Heart Network and Duke Telestroke Network.

EEOC Statement

Sovah Health - Danville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Sovah Health - Danville is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.