Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse – Inpatient Rehab Unit (IRU)
Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus | New Grads Welcome Expand your nursing skills in a supportive, team-based environment by joining the Inpatient Rehab Unit at Mercy Cedar Rapids.

This rehab unit serves adult patients age 18 and older. The focus is to provide comprehensive rehabilitation care for patients who have experienced a loss of function in mobility, actives of daily living, cognition, or communication due to illness, injury, or surgery. Many patients are being treated for stroke, neurological conditions traumatic injuries, orthopedic conditions, and other complex medical events. Patients require 24-hour nursing care but are medically stable enough to participate in rehabilitation therapies.

It’s a close-knit team that is driven by people who bring integrity, compassion, accountability, respect and excellence to every interaction – the values that drive The Mercy Touch.

Schedule That Fits Your Life Variety of schedule options available

Full-Time Benefits and Paid Leave Accrual What You’ll DoAs an RN in the Inpatient Rehab Unit, you will:

Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care using evidence-based practices

Monitor and support patients with complex medical needs

Communicate clearly with patients, families, and the care team at hand-offs Educate patients and families to support recovery and safe discharge

Document care accurately in real time Respond effectively to emergencies and changing conditions

Lead and delegate tasks to nursing assistants and support staff

Create a respectful, compassionate environment for patients and team members

Why Mercy and the Inpatient Rehab Unit?

Nurses collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary rehab team including:
Physical, Occupational, Speech Therapies, Dieticians, Case Managers,Hands-on orientation and mentorship program

Play a key role in reinforcing therapy goals and helping patients safely practice skills learned in therapy

Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growthCARF Accredited Inpatient Rehabilitation Program Stroke Specialty Program Mercy Cedar Rapids is an independent, locally-managed healthcare system that has served the community for 120+ years.

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Work Shift Rotating shifts

Scheduled Weekly Hours
36

Summary This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by being a competent, respectful, and compassionate professional who is able to safely, appropriately, accurately, efficiently and independently follow Mercy's standards along with policies and procedures while caring for patients. The Registered Staff Nurse works with the unit specific team members to identify clinical problems, develop a plan, and educate patients and families.

Job Description

Job Duties Ensures that accurate and clinically relevant information is communicated with patients, their families, and co-workers at hand offs and other times as needed. Take all measures necessary to ensure that the appropriate and involved parties have communicated necessary information in order to allow for the best possible patient outcome.

Demonstrates competent assessment, planning, intervention, coordination and evaluation skills based on the individual patient plan of care. Continually assesses patient and family needs in order to provide quality care based on a patient centered care model.

Demonstrates critical thinking skills and judgment necessary to implement a patient plan of care, nursing interventions and procedures.

Maintains accurate and real time documentation of nursing care provided to ensure the integration of information for use by the healthcare team,…