Registered Nurse - Rehab Hospital Center Valley

divh2Nurse/h2pGood Shepherd Rehabilitation Network has opened a state-of-the-art, 76-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital that will revolutionize treatment and recovery options for people with complex medical conditions, such as stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury and other serious injuries or illnesses. The four-story, 123,000-square-foot facility on Center Valley Parkway features all private rooms and offers world-class physical rehabilitation care to patients who are recovering from complex and catastrophic conditions./ppOne of the most novel and exciting spaces to spur innovation in Good Shepherds new hospital is Empower+. This first-of-its-kind space will give people with disabilities and other mobility challenges an environment where they can explore the latest advancements, like 3D printing, robotics, wearables, artificial intelligence and smart home and personal assistance devices, designed to promote healing and independence and make peoples lives better./ph3Job Summary/h3pPromotes and restores patients health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; delegate and evaluate care assigned to LPNs and CNAs to meet patient care needs./ph3Essential Functions/h3ulliIdentifies Patient Care Requirements/liulliBy establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements./liliUses the nursing process as a framework to deliver care by establishing or contributing to a plan of care with the patient including a teaching plan, within 24 hours of admission/liliestablishing or contributing to prioritization of goals appropriate to the patients age and ability to learn/liliestimated length of stay, medical diagnoses and discharge plan/liliIdentifying nursing care needs, writing nursing interventions and identifying educational objectives appropriate to care standards/liliby reassessing and documenting the effectiveness of nursing actions and the patients progress toward goals as the patients condition changes/liliby communicating the plan and patient progress to the interdisciplinary team/lilidelegating the plan of care to other licensed and unlicensed associates within their scope of practice./li/ulliEstablishes a Compassionate Environment/liulliBy providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families./li/ulliPromotes Patients Independence/liulliBy establishing patient care goals/liullieducating patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills/lilianswering questions by applying rehabilitation principles to patients served/liliby demonstrating competence in providing age specific care to pediatric patients, adult patients and geriatric patients./li/ul/ulliAssures Quality of Care/liulliBy adhering to therapeutic standards/liullimeasuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards/lilimaking or recommending necessary adjustments/lilifollowing hospital and nursing divisions philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, State Nurse Practice Act, and other governing agency regulations/liliby participating in performance improvement activities/liliby directing and assessing care provided to assigned patients by LPNs, Nursing Assistants, agency personnel, students and other associates./li/ul/ulliResolves Patient Problems and Needs/liulliBy utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies/liulliby utilizing established communication methods to ensure resolution of patient problems and needs/liliby communicating patient status to the interdisciplinary team./li/ul/ulliDocuments Patient Care Services/liulliBy documenting delivery of services, changes in the patients condition and the patients response to nursing interventions in the medical record according to policies and procedures./li/ulliMaintains Patient Confidence and Organizational Confidentiality/liulliBy keeping information confidential./li/ulliMaintains Safe and Clean Working Environment/liulliBy complying with procedures, rules, and regulations/liullicalling for assistance from health care support personnel/liliby maintaining a clean and safe unit environment/lilikeeping patient rooms, supply rooms and hallways free from clutter/liliby complying with procedures, rules and regulations/liliby adhering to infection control policies and procedures, medication administration and storage procedures and controlled substance regulations./li/ulliBy maintaining compliance with professional, regulatory and governmental standards of care./liliBy demonstrating knowledge of responsibilities in an emergency situation (i.e., code blue, Dr. Wintergreen, etc.)./li/ulliEnsures Operation of Equipment/liulliBy following manufacturers instructions/liullitroubleshooting malfunctions/lilientering work orders for equipment repairs/lilievaluating new equipment and techniques./li/ul/ulliDemonstrates Financial Accountability/liulliBy checking stock to determine inventory level/liullianticipating needed supplies/liliusing equipment/supplies as needed to accomplish job results/liliBy minimizing overtime by work prioritization and delegation/lilirecognizes and complies with RNs role in reimbursement for patient care services./li/ulliBy identifying and providing input to Nurse Managers on work methods that reduce the cost and/or time required to deliver patient care./liliBy maintaining awareness of unit budget./li/ulliMaintains Professional and Technical Knowledge/liulliBy identifying personal educational needs and opportunities/liulliattending educational workshops/lilicompleting mandatory educational requirements/lilireviewing professional publications/liliestablishing personal networks/liliparticipating in professional organizations/lilisharing new knowledge with teams/liliattending unit meetings/lilireading unit memos/liliparticipating in committees, projects and PI activities./li/ulliBy maintaining responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs./li/ulliMaintains a Cooperative Relationship Among Health Care Teams/liulliBy communicating information/liulliresponding to requests/lilibuilding rapport/liliparticipating in team problem-solving methods/liliby communicating patient care or team issues to the nurse manager or supervisor/liliholding each team member accountable for patient and team outcomes/liliparticipate in team meetings/lilioffering suggestions for improvement to the program director/liliutilizing the chain of command to present issues or concerns/lilidemonstrate positive conflict resolution skills with all associates/lilitreat all associates with dignity and respect./li/ul/ulliContributes to Organizational Team Effort/liulliBy arriving on duty as scheduled, maintaining attendance, punching in and out as per Good Shepherd policy and maintaining etime sheet./liliBy demonstrating flexibility in response to change by offering to assist team members with patient care needs and unit activities that arise throughout the shift/liulliparticipating in orienting new employees/lilimeeting dress code requirements./li/ulliBy attending meetings as requested by organizational leaders/liulliby positively representing the profession and organization at work and away from work/lilipromoting and participating in organizational goals./li/ulliBy mentoring channels of communication among nursing shifts, disciplines, departments, and external customers./liliBy utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies, to assure resolution of patient problems and needs./li/ul/ulh3Qualificationslt;//h3/div