Travel Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Rehab Unit

Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital located in Virginia Beach, Virginia is hiring an experienced Travel Registered Nurse for the Inpatient Rehab floor! Travel Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Rehab Unit Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital - Virginia Beach, VA $65.00/hr pay rate Temporary Full Time 14-week assignment Night shift No benefits Unit Description Inpatient Rehab (IPR) is an 8-bed unit specializing in providing patients with additional rehabilitation needs for 2-3 weeks when they are not independent enough to go home but do not require a skilled nursing facility. We work closely with the physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy teams while providing care to these patients. We become familiar with our patients and their routines over this longer stay. We enjoy watching our patients progress to going home and that is rewarding as a nurse. The patient population includes but is not limited to stroke, spinal cord injury, patients that required amputation or other orthopedic patients that require more therapy after being medically cleared from the hospital. We have one physician who oversees & runs the IPR unit. With only 8 beds on the unit the physician personally selects the most appropriate patients that will thrive on our unit. The physician is engaged with the nursing team an easily accessible for all patient needs to enhance patient care & nursing workflow. The IPR team of nurses works closely together as well as with our 3 west ortho team. Education Associates, Bachelors, Masters, or diploma in the Nursing Field required Certification/Licensure Virginia or Compact Multi-State License in good standing Basic Life Support (BLS) NIH Stroke Scale Experience Must have two or more years of current acute care hospital RN experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr Sentara Healthcare Inc