Graduate Registered NURSE Rehab Institute of Michigan Job Detroit area,Michigan USA,Nursing

Position: GRADUATE REGISTERED NURSE Rehab Institute of Michigan

DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (RIM) is one of the nation’s largest hospitals specializing in rehabilitation medicine and research. RIM is known for its clinical expertise in spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, amputee, orthopedics and catastrophic injury care. The Institute houses the Center for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery and the Southeast Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury System (SEMTBIS), one of only 16 federally designated model systems of care for brain injury care and research.

RIM also operates 31 outpatient sites throughout southeast Michigan specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics.

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DMC is hiring Graduate Nurses for all facilities and all shifts.

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Graduate Nurse (GN)

The Graduate Nurse (GN) is a member of the patient care delivery team. Under the supervision of a registered nurse, the GN engages in patient care activities, which include patient/family education, for a group of patients and their families through communication and collaboration with all team members, ancillary services and support services.

It is recognized that specific patient care tasks may vary widely in type and frequency from unit to unit or across service lines, based on the nature of the patient population being served. Therefore, individual units or service lines may appropriately add to or delete from the duties defined in the Graduate Nurse job description when approved by nursing administration.

Responsibilities

Collaborates and cooperates with care team members to ensure consistency and quality of care and promotes productive employee relations among staff members. Demonstrates an understanding of and commitment to the philosophy and objective of continuous improvement; teamwork; the mission, vision and values of the DMC; and adheres to the DMC Customer Service Standards.

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, coordinates patient care activities, including patient/family education, for an assigned group of patients and assumes the role of care coordinator for uncomplicated patients; utilizes available clinical pathways and protocols; incorporates discharge planning into the care plan at the time of admission; evaluates variance and progress towards goals; modifies plans to achieve desired patient outcomes;

facilitates and manages patient care activities involving other departments to assure efficiency, minimize delays and optimize patient outcomes; participates in cost containment efforts.

Determining patient and family needs; identifying goals with patient and family; developing and implementing plan to meet those goals; practicing culturally sensitive and competent patient and family centered care.
Following through to ensure that physician orders are executed according to plan.
Documenting and communicating patient response to care and treatment; monitoring appropriate laboratory values for therapeutic ranges of medications; and assessing side effects and response to medications.
Participating in identifying quality improvement opportunities in response to patient, family, visitor and physician feedback.
Promoting patient, family, employee, visitor and unit safety.
Identifying learning needs of patients and families regarding present health status, ongoing health care needs and home care requirements if necessary; initiating and coordinating interdisciplinary teaching and discharge planning; and providing instruction for patient and family upon discharge regarding treatment, follow-up care plans, medications, etc.

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, provides direct patient care as determined by patient, family and unit needs by:

Determining patient and family needs; identifying goals; developing and implementing plan to meet those goals; practicing culturally sensitive and competent patient and family centered care.
Following through to ensure that physician orders are executed according to plan.
Documenting and communicating patient response to care and treatment; monitoring appropriate laboratory values for therapeutic ranges of medications; and assessing side effects and response to medications.
Participating in identifying quality improvement opportunities in response to patient, family, visitor and physician feedback.
Promoting patient, family, employee, visitor and unit safety.
Identifying learning needs of patients and families regarding present health status, ongoing health care needs and home care requirements if necessary; initiating and coordinating interdisciplinary teaching and discharge planning; and providing instruction for patient and family upon discharge regarding treatment, follow-up care plans, medications, etc.

Under the supervision of a registered nurse, collaborates with physicians, care management specialists and other health care providers in carrying out the nursing process by:

Contacting and interacting with care management…


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