Registered Nurse; RN - Rehabilitation

Registered Nurse (RN) - Rehabilitation
Job Type: Full-time | Variable 12-hour shifts and 2 Weekends per month

Up to $20,000 Sign-on Bonus

Your experience matters

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is part of , a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Registered Nurse (RN) joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Crichton Center is a 27-bed physical rehabilitation unit providing acute care services; managing the patients' medical conditions along with providing them with the therapy/education needed to return to their prior level of function and to get home. Our most common patient diagnosis is stroke; however, we see a range of diagnoses. With the extensive services provided, our patients' average length of stay is 14 days.

Although we are a 27-bed occupancy unit, we are actively working toward expanding to 37 beds as our unit is growing.

How you'll contribute

A Registered Nurse (RN) who excels in this role:

• Coordinates the Patient Care Team's delivery of personalized, efficient care with respect for patient's spiritual and cultural differences in accordance with the PA State Board of Nursing Licensure requirement and ANA Scope and Standards of Practice.
• Provides patient assessment throughout patient stay and participates in discharge planning while maintaining a therapeutic partnership with patient, family and caregivers.
• Initiates and updates individualized patient plan of care (IPOC), updates daily and as changes occur.
• Adheres to the 10 Rights of medication administration.
• Collaborates with physician, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy as part of Interdisciplinary Team.
• Is knowledgeable regarding patient condition, completes patient assessment and reassessment, reports changes to the Physician.
• Reports patient's status and anticipates situations that prevent/minimize adverse outcomes, promoting patient safety.
• Implements the interventions identified in the established plan of care and collaboration with members of the Patient Care Team.
• Demonstrates annual competencies.
• Completes annual required education and CPR.
• Attend CEP yearly and completes yearly medication examination with a passing score greater than 80%
• Maintains confidentiality of all patients, hospital, and employee-related information.
• Maintains accountability and productivity for appropriate staffing following the flexible staffing plan.
• Attends and participates as a minimum requirement of 6 staff meetings annually. Reads all staff meeting minutes.
• Maintains proficiency in all aspects of the electronic medical record and Bar-Coded medication administration.
• Participates in Process Improvement utilizing Lean Six Sigma methodology to improve patient outcomes.
• Commitments to Service Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of patient's rights and patient responsibilities.
• Actively participates with the development and implementation of unit specific evidence-based initiatives to improve the outcome of nurse sensitive indicators.
• Attends educational sessions as directed by the Manager of Patient Care Services to gain knowledge about new treatment options, procedures, or equipment.
• Timely renewal of PA State RN licensure.
• Completes Transfer Consent to Acute Care Hospital, if the patient is being transferred to another Acute Care Hospital.
• Performs the moments of hand hygiene.

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage - with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period - tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.

• Financial Protection & PTO:
  Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and…