SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY
Resource Team RN (EXP)
Atlanta, GA · Staff+
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
Patient CareResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationCritical ThinkingTime Management
About the role
- An elite center ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation's top hospitals for rehabilitation, Shepherd Center is also recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems.
- Shepherd is the only rehabilitation facility in the nation with an intensive care unit on-site, allowing us to care for the most complex patients and begin the rehabilitation process sooner.
- Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.
Responsibilities
- Promotes high quality care, outcomes, nursing research, and evidence based practice and contributes to building and maintaining a strong environment that facilitates collaboration to achieve quality outcomes.
- Collaborates and supports the plan of care as established by the interdisciplinary team and prescribes interventions to attain the expected outcomes.
- Prepares and maintains a record of observations and care given. Documents information clearly and completely utilizing correct forms/systems and in a timely manner according to Center policy.
- Performs consistent with Shepherd Center standards, clinical policies, and procedures.
Nice to have
- ACLS and appropriate specialty certification required after appropriate time frame.
- Uses body, tools, or special devices to safely, effectively, and efficiently to move, guide, or place patients.
- Involves some latitude for judgement with regard to precision attained and the selection of what adaptive device(s) to utilize.
- Ability to transfer and position patients, consistent with lifting up to 50 lbs.
- Normal patient care environment.
- Some potential for exposure to blood and body fluids.
- Some potential exposure to infectious viruses.
- The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification.
Skills
- Basic computer skills.
- Ability to assess patient and family needs and coordinate appropriate nursing plan of care.
- Takes responsibility for growing professionally and seek opportunities for improving skills.
- Communicates effectively using timely verbal, non-verbal and written communication.
- Willingly adapts to changing work demands and work environment.
- Demonstrates critical thinking skills and makes sound judgments to monitor and respond to patient needs or changes in condition.
- Maintains congenial working relationships with RNs and others.
- Completes orientation and initial assessment of competency successfully by determined due date.
- Completes mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements by determined due date.
Compensation
- Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.
Benefits
- Evaluates the patient's progress toward attainment of the outcomes, working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
- Assists with medical appointments and medical procedures as requested by MD.
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