Registered Nurse - Specialty Hospital

RN - Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital

The Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital has been helping patients recover from complex medical conditions and injuries since 2000. The first long-term acute-care hospital (LTACH) in the region, we help patients who are too medically fragile to transfer to a skilled nursing facility, acute rehabilitation hospital or their home after a hospital stay. In addition to general rehabilitation, our team is renowned for their expertise in ventilator weaning and respiratory care.

Job Summary

Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; supervising assigned team members.

Essential Functions

• Uses nursing process as a framework to deliver care
• Establishes a compassionate environment
• Promotes patient's independence
• Assures quality of care
• Maintains safe and clean working environment
• Respects patients and the organization
• Ensures operation of equipment
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge
• Demonstrates financial accountability
• Contributes to organizational team effort
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams
• Promotes the development of Good Shepherd as a system

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education

• Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred

Work Experience

• Previous acute care experience preferred

Licenses / Certifications

• Registered Nurse license required
• Certification in Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) preferred (must be acquired within 2 years of employment, 1750 hours in direct care of acutely/ critically ill patients, with 875 of those hours accrued in the most recent year preceding application).
• Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required
• Must obtain ACLS within six (6) months of employment and then maintain certification throughout employment.

Good Shepherd's Universal Flu Program

As a health-care provider, we have a professional and ethical obligation to protect our patients and residents from developing further complications.

To protect our patients and residents, Good Shepherd requires influenza (flu) vaccinations for all Associates, licensed independent practitioners, contracted, agency and temporary employees, students and volunteers.

***Important Note: Good Shepherd & GSPP Rehabilitation are drug free and tobacco free work environments. As a result, candidates selected for employment may be subject to a drug screen test.***

Good Shepherd is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by State or Federal law.