Registered Nurse Inpatient Rehab Unit

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Qualified external applicants with at least six months of direct RN experience are eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus!
* To be eligible for the sign-on bonus, you must be hired into a full-time or part-time position; PRN positions are not eligible. Depending on your location, you may be eligible for relocation assistance!

The Inpatient Rehabilitation department herine Hospital is a ten-bed, acute inpatient physical rehabilitation unit. We care for post stroke and extremely debilitated patients and rehabilitate them to be able to go home safely. Our mission is to rehabilitate patients to their best quality of life. We are a desirable team that works collaboratively together, with a somewhat flexible schedule, and have a good education program within rehab.

We look for candidates that are willing to work as a team, can communicate well with staff, patients, and families and are supportive of the rehabilitation.

Job Summary:

As a Nurse, you will assume responsibility and accountability for facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with both the healthcare team and the patient/family to identify and meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient. You will promote the optimal health, well-being and safety of the patient through use of the nursing process and in accordance with patient care standards, guidelines and the State Nurse Practice Act, and demonstrate personal accountability for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values.

• RN License required;
  Current KS state nursing license or RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact
• Nursing Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Nursing required;
  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred
• BLS from the American Heart Association required upon hire or within 8 weeks of hire
• One RN year of experience
• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required for new graduates, preferred for experienced RN's
• NIHSS required within 6 months of hire
• Nursing skills and knowledge base specific to specialty

Physical Requirements - Medium Work
. Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly.

St. Catherine Hospital, located in Garden City, Kansas, was founded by two pioneering physicians and the Dominican Sisters. They created and maintained the spirit that has enabled St. Catherine Hospital employees to develop a thriving health care facility unlike any other in southwest Kansas. Residents of Garden City enjoy life in a relaxed, small-town (population approx. 30,000) with a zoo, several parks, golf courses, modern shopping and more.