Registered Nurse, Acute Phys Rehab - Full time

@ CHRISTUS Health
CHRISTUS Healthchristushealth.com

Registered Nurse, Acute Phys Rehab - Full time

Lake Charles, Louisiana
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About the job

The facility provides acute rehabilitation care, supporting patient recovery with independent nursing practice. The RN plays a key role in assessments, treatments, education, and collaboration within a team-focused environment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
  • 1 year of nursing experience
  • BLS certification
  • RN license in state or compact

Qualifications

  • Nursing license in state
  • Experience in acute rehab
  • Strong assessment skills
  • Excellent communication skills

Full job description

Description Summary: The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to on long-range goals or plans. Continues to develop the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation. Responsibilities: Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. Consistent with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation for assigned patients. Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patient and families in accordance with their level of practice. Using the appropriate protocol, administers medications and treatments; monitors for side-effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed. Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given. Assess learning needs and provides education to patients, family members and/or care givers; identify issues and resources. Job Requirements: Education/Skills Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, preferred Experience 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications BLS required RN License in state of employment or compact Work Schedule: 7AM - 7PM Work Type: Full Time
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