Registered Nurse Rehab Unit; Nights

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Full Time Professional Carrollton, TX, US

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Delivers direct/indirect patient care to adult acute inpatient rehabilitation patient utilizing the nursing process through data collection and assessment; implementation and prioritization of patient's problems and needs; and development/implementation/evaluation of a nursing plan of care. Focuses on the unique needs of the rehab patient while transitioning them from an acute/post-acute care setting to a community setting.

Rehabilitation nurses are part of a interdisciplinary team and coordinate care with therapists, case managers, social workers, and a Physiatrist (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician) to assess the unique rehab needs that address deficits, implement a rehab nursing plan of care with comprehensive interventions and develop ongoing caregiver and family education, They must demonstrates critical thinking to assure the delivery of safe, quality, age specific care while delegating effectively to appropriate team members.

Rehab nurses are expected to document accurately and in a timely manner while utilizing the CARE tool as mandated by the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services. The rehab nurse is expected to adhere to organizational policies and procedures; regulatory accrediting body requirements; and professional practice standards.

• Assesses/reassesses patient’s condition based upon observation of patient and interview of patient and/or family, physician’s diagnosis and data, diagnostic results, and relevant data from other healthcare providers. Assessment and reassessment of functional and cognitive deficits as it relates to transition to the community.
• Uses professional knowledge to develop/revise nursing plans of care for assigned patients according to unit guidelines and criteria with expected outcomes.
• Works with rehab team members to construct, develop, and implement rehabilitation treatment plan and rehabilitation plan of care to address emergent medical issues as well as functional/self-care/cognition deficits.
• Delivers safe rehabilitation nursing interventions in an organized, efficient, and prioritized manner to address identified needs.
• Attends weekly team conference to report on assigned patients’ status and progress toward rehab goals and medical status
• Evaluates/re-evaluates patient’s response to rehab nursing interventions and patient’s progress to expected outcome(s) and community discharges.
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with team members, physicians, and other healthcare providers to coordinate the medical and nursing plans of care.
• Accepts delegated responsibilities for functions such as, but not limited to, charge nurse for unit activities on assigned shift.
• Delegates responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Documents…