RN - Rehab - Varied Shifts

Job Description

Supports and promotes the mission and values of Covenant Health Ministry.

• Renders professional nursing care to patients within an assigned unit of the hospital and carries out orders placed by provider responsible for the patient’s medical care.
• Provides comprehensive clinical documentation including care plans each shift.
• Seeks feedback regarding practice and takes actions as appropriate.
• Communicates patient information appropriate for continuity and safe care through Bedside shift report, multidisciplinary rounds, and hourly rounding (AIDET).
• Compliant in achieving unit‑specific competencies and requirements.
• Completes all net learning modules within the timeframe identified.
• Helps to promote a culture of well‑being (e.g., decreasing alarm fatigue).
• Promotes a positive culture/atmosphere within the department each shift.
• Provides a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, and staff by following established procedures and protocols.
• Identifies and assists in correction of patient care safety issues.
• Works within guidelines of Just Culture Environment to promote error reporting and adoption of safe practices.
• Assures issues are addressed through appropriate use of the chain of command.
• Participates in daily unit‑based safety huddles.
• Remains up to date with unit‑based nurse‑sensitive indicators (e.g., CAUTI, CLABSI, CDIFF, HAPU, FALLS, HH, VAE).
• Actively participates in quality initiatives and performance improvement to improve patient outcomes.
• Collaborates with nurses in other departments/units to draw upon expertise in other clinical areas/specialties.
• Seeks opportunities to assist all team members.
• Develops and implements performance goals based on self‑assessment and performance feedback.
• Assures patient education materials are culturally competent.
• Serves as preceptor for new nurses.
• Participates in DNV survey readiness.
• Demonstrates practice that is consistent with the tenets of shared governance and with the philosophy of the unit and the organization.
• Assists with solution identification in response to problems and conflicts.
• Effectively delegates aspects of care and unit activities to other nursing personnel.
• Collaborates in planning, supervising, and instructing other nurses and assistants.
• Works collaboratively with nursing students and instructors.
• Participates in peer feedback process of annual reviews.
• Participates in the employee engagement survey.
• Demonstrates characteristics of the SPIRIT of St. Joseph Hospital with a commitment to co‑workers and holds peers accountable for the same.
• Avoids use of unauthorized overtime.
• Manages use of ETO (Earned Time Off) per policy.
• Completes dysrhythmia course prior to completion of orientation (required for all telemetry‑based departments).
• Maintains current nursing licensure and certifications, required for the department.
• Other duties as consistent with this role.
• For Occupational Health: enters orders for labs, X‑rays, EKGs or other testing as per protocol; accesses providers in basket to follow up on labs and tests ordered per protocol; documents point‑of‑care tests after completion of testing.

• Basic dysrhythmia, preferred or obtained prior to completion of orientation.
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training, preferred or obtained prior to completion of orientation.
• Current New Hampshire RN license required.
• Basic Life Support certification required.
• Graduate of an approved nursing program, preferred.

Varied Shifts

Nursing

Rehabilitation Nurse

• BLS/BCLS
• ACLS

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