Inpatient Rehab Registered Nurse
Salem, VA
GHR Healthcare - PH Division
3x12 hrs

Travel RN Opportunity - Inpatient Rehab Unit

Location: Salem, Virginia

Position Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Employment Type: Travel
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Unit: Inpatient Rehab
• Unit Size: 35 beds
• Shift: 12-hour shifts, every other weekend
• Floating: May be floated to other Med Surg departments

Unit Environment

• Patient Ratios: 5-7 patients per nurse
• Staffing: 2-4 techs per census, unit secretaries available
• Equipment: Vitals machine, Baxter IV pumps, SCDs, Bladder scanner
• Documentation System: Meditech

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 2 years in Med/Surg or Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience
• Certifications: BLS
• Licenses: Valid Virginia RN License

Preferred Qualifications

• Rehab experience preferred

Skills and Procedures

• Medication administration including IVs, PICC lines, PEG tube administration
• Bladder scans, tracheostomy care
• Tube feeding, Foley catheter care, bladder irrigation
• Blood administration

Additional Information

• Dress code: Navy blue or white solid scrubs
• Collaborative multidisciplinary team including Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physiatrist, Physician Assistant, and Neuropsychologist
• Focus on patient functional improvements and achieving goals for functional independence

Prior Travel Experience

• Not specified / not required