Registered Nurse Inpatient Rehab PRN

As the nation’s largest private employer of Registered Nurses, we’re honored by the trust of over 100,000 nurses and committed to supporting safe, high-quality care for which they can practice. That’s why more than 80% of our hospitals earn an A or B Leapfrog safety grade, rank in the top 5% nationally for patient outcomes through Health Grades, or are recognized as Magnet or Pathway to Excellence facilities. Join us!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Demonstrates knowledge of human growth and development, assessment, range of treatment, and care of patients appropriate to the ages of patients. 

What you will do in this role:

• Performs duties in accordance with unit specific standards of care and evidenced by documentation, observation and competencies. Includes, but not limited to (2) patient identifiers (name and account number), hand-off communication.
• Assessment completed within 24 hours of admission and each shift as needed by patient condition.
• Nursing Plan of Care is developed to meet individual patient needs according to nursing standard of care/practice within 24 hours of admissions.
• Plan is updated with any changes in patient condition and at least every 24 hours.
• Formulates and takes nursing actions to implement plan of care; records actions and patient response in Meditech.
• Patient/Family involvement is indicated on plan of care if appropriate.
• Patient teaching is planned and implemented.
• Delivers care with respect to the individual’s spiritual and cultural needs.
• Changes in patients’ physiological and behavioral status are recognized, documented as they occur.
• Adverse responses to care or treatment is recognized, documented and reported to the physician.
• Hand off Communication occurs at shift change, between department, upon transfer and discharge.
• Provides patient education and documentation of understanding regarding tests, procedures, equipment and medications.
• Manages pain through assessment (with appropriate pain scale) intervention, re-assessment within one hour of intervention.
• Orders are implemented as ordered.
• Physical and psychosocial needs are met for an assigned group of patients.

Patient care is prioritized and delegated as based on patient needs.

What qualifications you will need:

• Associate Degree in Nursing is required. BSN is preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date).
• Current American Heart Association BLS Certification is required.
• ACLS is preferred.
• 1 year of experience in acute care Rehab setting is required. 

Benefits

Rio Grande Regional Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, Texas has been serving the Rio Grande Valley for more than 30 years. Our full service hospital has 320+ beds and a team of more than 500 physicians representing 35+ specialties. Rio Grande Regional Hospital offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services. Our Emergency Room is a Level III Trauma Center and we have extended our ER services into the Rio Grande Valley with our three remote ERs in McAllen/Mission, Edinburg, and San Juan. Our Women’s Services include L&D and a 30+ bed NICU. We also have an entire children’s hospital within our main facility to care for the children in our community. We work with the Texas Transplant Institute, which serves local patients in need of organ, tissue or stem cell transplants . Our proven track record of serving the medical needs of the Valley communities we serve has led to Rio Grande Regional Hospital being recognized for patient safety and clinical excellence time and time again.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Be a part of an organization that leverages our size to make a real impact in our industry! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Registered Nurse Inpatient Rehab PRN opening. Submit your application today and help advance the practice of nursing.