Registered Nurse - Rehabilitation

It's more than a career, it's a calling IL-SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mount Vernon
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
RN - Rehab at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon
Schedule: Fulltime, night shift. Rotating weekends
Join Our Team and make a difference every day while enjoying competitive pay, great benefits, and a supportive work environment We offer competitive, affordable health insurance and benefits designed to support you and your family
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Pay Range: $31.21 - $49.94
Pay Rate Type: Hourly
SSM Health values the skills and talents that each team member brings to our organization. Compensation for this role is based on a variety of components including relevant experience, labor market, and other qualifications. The posted pay range for this position is what SSM Health reasonably expects, in good faith, to offer based on the circumstances at the time of posting. SSM Health may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.
Job Summary: Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
* Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
* Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
* Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
* Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient's age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service.
* As an SSM Health nurse, I will demonstrate the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model. Uses the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his/her response to the current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and our patient populations.
* Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
* Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing
EXPERIENCE
* No experience required
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
* Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
* Constant standing and walking.
* Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
* Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
* Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
* Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
* Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
* Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
* Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
* Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
* Occasional driving.
* Rare crawling and running.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois
* Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
* And
* Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type: Employee
Department: Inpatient Rehabilitation
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
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