Registered Nurse RN, In Patient Rehab Nights

Registered Nurse RN, In Patient Rehab, Full Time, Nights

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• Responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, identification of nursing problems, implementation, and evaluation.
• Collaborates with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.
• Serves as a resource nurse when oriented and so directed.
• Supports the organization’s mission, vision and values.
• Applies knowledge of patient’s age and cultural diversity, along with spiritual and emotional needs into the provision of patient care.
• Contributes to the provision of quality nursing care through performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive outcomes in patient care.

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Current licensure in the State of Arkansas.
• Proficient oral and written communication skills.
• Individualized orientation period of no less than 2 weeks and generally no greater than 3 months.
• Ability to practice nursing as described by the definition: “The diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health alterations.”
• Ability to utilize the nursing process in the provision of nursing care including but not limited to administering prescribed treatments, medications and diagnostic tests, formulating a plan of care using the problem list, collaborating with other health care providers, and providing education to patients and/or significant others.
• Safety Sensitive: YES. Applies to a job where impaired performance could result in harm. Any associate who actively uses medical marijuana will be excluded from employment in a safety sensitive position.

• Requires considerable physical work including lifting and moving patients, pushing carts, wheelchairs, and other equipment, and lifting or pushing up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to bend over to perform duties such as checking chest tube drainage, urinary output, etc.
• Must be able to maneuver through halls, stairways, and patient rooms in response to hospital emergencies.
• Requires visual and auditory skills.
• Requires significant writing and computer entry.
• Trips to various departments will be required.
• Exposed to malodorous, infectious body fluids and minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents.
• Exposure to infectious wastes and body fluids may mandate wearing gloves, masks, gowns, and goggles.