Travel Registered Nurse - Regional (Michigan)

Registered Nurse Regional Traveler

Locations: Grand Rapids, MI

The Registered Nurse Regional Traveler at Mary Free Bed are integral members of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering patient-centered rehabilitation care. RNs coordinate, direct, delegate, and provide care to multiple patients, fostering relationships with patients, families, and colleagues to enhance care quality. Compassionate, courteous care is delivered in accordance with departmental policies and service standards. Education is a cornerstone of rehabilitation nursing, empowering patients and families to achieve independence and adapt successfully for discharge to home.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Clinical Practice

• Provides patient care, treatment, and services within scope of licensure and in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

Quality Pillar of Excellence

• Assesses patients and develop individualized, patient-centered care plans in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
• Delegates and oversees care provided by non-licensed staff to ensure adherence to departmental policies.
• Participates in performance improvement initiatives by identifying care enhancements and reporting incidents or near misses.
• Supports quality improvement through data collection and documentation audits.
• Promotes patient safety by following protocols and reporting safety concerns or improvement opportunities to leadership.

Service Pillar of Excellence

• Delivers exceptional customer service to patients, families, physicians, and colleagues.
• Maintains confidentiality and perform service recovery when needed.
• Recognizes and integrate cultural and religious needs into care planning.
• Builds and maintains effective working relationships with physicians and interdisciplinary team members.

People Pillar of Excellence

• Demonstrates clinical competency and meet regulatory/accreditation standards within required timeframes.
• Fosters a professional work environment based on respect, accountability, and open communication.
• Identifies and mitigates employee safety risks; maintain a safe physical work environment.
• Assists with staff selection, orientation, and mentoring of new team members as requested.
• Serves as a preceptor for RN students and collaborate with educators to provide meaningful clinical experiences.

Financial Performance Pillar of Excellence

• Follows departmental policies related to payroll and chargeable items.
• Identifies and share opportunities for cost savings and operational efficiency.
• Develops skills to support strategic program growth (e.g., Baclofen and Botox services).

Other

• We'll embrace all people by:
• Treating everyone with dignity and respect.
• Opening more doors to opportunity for others to succeed.
• Growing talent and people.
• Ensuring a welcoming experience for all we serve, regardless of origin, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status.
• Taking action against discrimination.
• Honoring our differences and how we collaborate.
• Educating staff, patients and the communities we care for.
• Restoring hope and freedom, together

Customer Service Responsibilities

Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information.

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement

Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.

Essential Job Qualifications

• Licensure: Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in home state.
• Willingness and ability to obtain additional state licenses based on assignment needs.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association.
• Education: Associate degree in Nursing required.
• Travel Requirements: Ability to travel up to 350 miles for assignments. Assignments typically range from 6 to 12 weeks. Travel, lodging, and per diem compensation provided.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of RN experience in a clinical setting.
• Skills: Strong critical thinking, decision-making, delegation, and leadership skills. Effective time management and organizational abilities. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work under pressure, manage interruptions, and prioritize tasks effectively.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing
• Certification as Registered Rehabilitation Nurse
• 2 years of previous RN experience in rehabilitation or acute care setting

Physical Requirements for Essential Job Qualification

Levels:

• None (No specific requirements)
• Occasionally (Less than 1/3)
• Frequently (1/3 to 2/3)
• Majority (More than 2/3)

Remain in a stationary position: Occasionally

Traverse or move around work location: Frequently

Use keyboard: Occasionally

Operate or use department specific equipment: Frequently

Ascend/Descend equipment or ladder: None

Position self to accomplish the Essential Functions of the role: Frequently

Receive and communicate information and ideas for understanding: Majority

Transport, position, and/or exert force:

Up to 10 pounds: Majority

Up to 25 pounds: Frequently

Up to 50 pounds: _____

Up to 75 pounds: _____

More than 100 pounds: _____

Other weight: Up to 35 pounds Occasionally

Other: Due to possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens and hazardous materials, must be able to understand and follow department policies related to employee safety. Must be competent with computer systems for the purpose of documenting patient care.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at View email address on click.appcast.io.

Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristic.