Summary:
- Rehabilitation nursing is to assist individuals with a disability and/or chronic illness to attain and maintain maximum function.
- The rehabilitation staff nurse assists clients in adapting to an altered lifestyle, while providing a therapeutic environment for client s and their family's development.
- Reports to Nursing Supervisor of the Unit.
Duties and Responsibilities:- Completes referrals and takes physician's verbal orders as necessary in a timely manner.
- Performs physical assessment, evaluates patient's needs and consults with physicians if necessary to develop plan of care and documentations and in a timely manner.
- Assesses the need for additional health or ancillary services and prefers patients for service(s) when appropriate, on a timely basis.
- Assesses family and home environment and makes recommendations, which will enhance patient care and promote safety Involves patients and/or family in developing and revising an individualized care plan including necessary teachings with realistic goals.
- Coordinates the multidisciplinary care team and plans for patient care and documents appropriately.
- Interprets the admission, discharge and other policies of the company, physician, family, other health care providers, and community as needed.
- Provides clear, written, and verbal Home Health Aide and LPN assignments updates.
- Provides skilled nursing care and assessments to patients in the rehab environments, according to the plan of care and promptly revises the plan, as necessary, in consultation with the physician and other team members. Establishes and modifies goals as appropriate.
- Informs and provides progress notes to the patient's physician and podiatrist about patients under care.
- Initiate appropriate preventive, rehabilitative, comfort, and pain management nursing procedures and provide instructions to patients/caregivers, and staff in a timely manner.
- Explains to the patient and family the diagnosis and the nature of the treatment consistent with the physician's orders and plan of treatment.
- Performs specialized care in accordance with the competencies and demonstrates initiative in learning new skills and developing competency.
- The patient and the family are consulted and informed about all the changes in the care plan.
Education & Experience Requirements:- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Current nursing license, in good standing.
- Minimum of one year current rehabilitation /skilled nursing experience.
- Current AHA BLS, ACLS if unit consists of Telemetry.
Job Disclaimer:
Cynet Health is an equal employment opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any candidate based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, military status, disability, genetic information, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Cynet Health complies with all applicable state and federal laws regarding employment and consideration of unemployment status.
Estimated Weekly Total is based on working the listed number of hours per week and includes available stipend amounts; eligibility may vary subject to company policy and applicable law. Please contact a recruiter for full details.
Benefits:
- USRx Care & ScriptSourcing Pharmacy Benefits
- Teladoc Allied health plan members (and their dependents - even if not covered under your Allied health plan)can access free sick or acute care consults with board-certified physicians 24/7
- (AD&D) Accidental Death & Dismemberment benefits
- Disability - Long-Term and or Short-Term Disability
- Supplemental Benefits - Accident & Critical Illness + Cancer benefits.
- Legal Assitance
- Identity Protection
- Employee Assistance Program
- Assist America Travel Assist
- Genomic Life
- HSA - pre-tax
- Discount program
Referral Program:
Referrals are the highest compliment a recruiter and an agency can receive. We recognize that good referrals are hard to come by which is why we created a unique offering for anyone that chooses to refer someone to us. We provide referral bonuses for up to 3 assignments for the clinician that you send to us.
To Qualify, Referrals are candidates not in our database, assignments must be 13 weeks in length, and subsequent assignments must be within 30 days of the previous assignment to qualify.
Loyalty Program:
We value hard work and commitment, and our Loyalty program showcases just that. Earn exclusive rewards and perks as you clock hours toward your loyalty milestones. You are rewarded for the number of hours you work, not based on the number of assignments, so the more you work, the more you unlock. We like to offer achievable milestones that can happen BEFORE your assignment ends, not just after. We know you have your choice in selecting an agency, so at Cynet, it pays to be loyal.
Accumulated hours expire after one year of separation/inactivity from your last assignment and reset to zero.
