RN Full-time
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation

Discharge Registered Nurse - Rehab Hospital Center Valley

Full-time 8:00am - 5:30pm, four 9 hour days, rotational Saturday per schedule (not per month), occasional holidays (if needed)

  • JOB SUMMARY
    • The Discharge Registered Nurse (RN) plays a critical role in the transition of patients from inpatient care to home or other care settings within a rehabilitation hospital. This position is responsible for ensuring a smooth, effective, and safe discharge process, with a focus on the coordination of care, patient education, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in rehabilitation nursing, discharge planning, and patient advocacy.
  • ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
    • DISCHARGE PLANNING AND COORDINATION
      • Collaborate with physicians, case managers, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure timely and appropriate discharge planning.
      • Assess patients' readiness for discharge, considering physical, emotional, and social factors that may impact the transition.
      • Coordinate and assist with the development of individualized discharge plans, including recommendations for home health care, follow-up appointments, medications, and durable medical equipment needs.
    • ESTABLISHES A COMPASSIONATE ENVIRONMENT
      • By providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
    • PROMOTES PATIENT'S INDEPENDENCE
      • By establishing patient care goals
        • Explain discharge instructions, medication regimens, wound care, and any necessary lifestyle adjustments.
        • Offer emotional support and address patient/family concerns regarding the discharge process.
        • Educating patient, friends, and family to understand post-discharge care, medications, and self-care skills and rehabilitation goals achieved
        • Answering questions by applying rehabilitation principles to patients served.
        • By demonstrating competence in providing age specific care to pediatric patients, adult patients and geriatric patients.
    • ASSURES QUALITY OF CARE
      • By adhering to therapeutic standards
        • Monitor patient outcomes related to discharge, including follow-up care and readmission rates, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives. Identify and address potential issues that could delay discharge, ensuring that patient safety and care quality are maintained.
        • Making or recommending necessary adjustments.
        • Following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, State Nurse Practice Act, and other governing agency regulations.
        • By participating in performance improvement activities involving discharge.
    • RESOLVES PATIENT PROBLEMS AND NEEDS
      • By utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies
        • By utilizing established communication methods to ensure resolution of patient problems and needs for discharge.
        • By communicating patient status and barriers to discharge to the interdisciplinary team.
    • DOCUMENTS PATIENT CARE SERVICES
      • Ensure that all discharge-related documentation is completed accurately and in compliance with hospital policies, regulatory standards, and insurance requirements.
      • Maintain updated patient records in accordance with HIPAA regulations.
    • MAINTAINS PATIENT CONFIDENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIDENTIALITY
      • By keeping information confidential.
    • MAINTAINS SAFE AND CLEAN WORKING ENVIRONMENT
      • By complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
        • calling for assistance from health care support personnel
        • by maintaining a clean and safe unit environment
        • keeping patient rooms, supply rooms and hallways free from clutter
        • by complying with procedures, rules and regulations
        • by adhering to infection control policies and procedures, medication administration and storage procedures and controlled substance regulations.
      • By maintaining compliance with professional, regulatory and governmental standards of care.
      • By demonstrating knowledge of responsibilities in an emergency situation.
    • ENSURES OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT
      • By following manufacturer's instructions
        • troubleshooting malfunctions
        • entering work orders for equipment repairs
        • evaluating new equipment and techniques.
    • DEMONSTRATES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
      • By checking stock to determine inventory level
        • anticipating needed supplies
        • using equipment/supplies as needed to accomplish job results
        • By minimizing overtime by work prioritization and delegation
        • recognizes and complies with RN’s role in reimbursement for patient care services.
      • By identifying and providing input to Nurse Managers on work methods that reduce the cost and/or time required to deliver patient care.
      • By maintaining awareness of unit budget.
    • MAINTAINS PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
      • By identifying personal educational needs and opportunities
        • attending educational workshops
        • completing mandatory educational requirements
        • reviewing professional publications
        • establishing personal networks
        • participating in professional organizations
        • sharing new knowledge with teams
        • attending unit meetings
        • reading unit memos
        • participating in committees, projects and PI activities.
      • By maintaining responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs.
    • MAINTAINS A COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP AMONG HEALTH CARE TEAMS
      • By communicating information
        • responding to requests
        • building rapport
        • participating in team problem-solving methods
        • by communicating patient care or team issues to the nurse manager or supervisor
        • holding each team member accountable for patient and team outcomes
        • participate in team meetings
        • offering suggestions for improvement to the program director
        • utilizing the chain of command to present issues or concerns
        • demonstrate positive conflict resolution skills with all associates
        • treat all associates with dignity and respect.
    • CONTRIBUTES TO ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM EFFORT
      • By arriving on duty as scheduled, maintaining attendance, punching in and out as per Good Shepherd policy and maintaining etime sheet.
      • Serve as the primary point of contact for patients and families regarding discharge questions or concerns.
      • Communicate effectively with the interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care post-discharge.
      • Ensure seamless transition of care to outpatient services, home health providers, or long-term care facilities, as appropriate.
        • By attending meetings as requested by organizational leaders.
        • By positively representing the profession and organization at work and away from work.
        • Promoting and participating in organizational goals.
      • By mentoring channels of communication among nursing shifts, disciplines, departments, and external customers.
      • By utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies, to assure resolution of patient problems and needs.
  • QUALIFICATIONS
    • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
      • Education
        • Associate's Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required
        • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred
      • Work Experience
        • 2 years' rehabilitation, patient discharge or other relevant experience required.
      • Licenses / Certifications
        • Registered Nurse license required
        • Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required
        • Certification in Rehabilitation Nursing is preferred or acquired within the appropriate timeframe (to be determined by the hiring manager) of this position.

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