Registered Nurse RN Traumatic Brain Injury TBI (RN #)

Company: Maxim Healthcare
Location: Richmond
Posted on: January 12, 2021

Job Description:

Maxim Healthcare Services is currently seeking a Registered Nurse to provide services at in the Unit 2B Neuro/TBI (Med/Surg) Unit at the Richmond Veteran Affairs Medical Center. -- Excellent opportunity to gain entry into federal employment -- Rewarding experience in public service for your country -- Easy travel: federal Property allows you to work on any active, unrestricted state license

Unit 2B Neuro/TBI (Med/Surg) Total of two (2) nurses requested Tour of duty: 3:30-MN for evenings and 2 for nights, every other weekend
Additional Information: 1. 2+years of MedSurg experience minimum 2. Preferences for neuro or brain injury experience 3. Understanding of rehabilitation principles 4. 20 bed unit: 18 bed acute rehab polytrauma specializing in brain injury and 2 bed epilepsy monitoring unit 5. Care provided to active duty service members and veterans requiring specialized rehabilitation 6. Nurse to patio ratio averages 1:3 7. Requires BLS 8. CRRN certification a plus
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The Medical/Surgical Registered Nurse, as a professional practitioner employed by Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc., assumes responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care. The nurse demonstrates ability to make clinical judgments in an effective and efficient manner with supervision. The nurse demonstrates critical thinking and performance ability in the coordination of patient care. Consistently performs according to nursing standards and is accountable in managing patient care and assisting others in the management of patient care.
Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Performs focused interview to identify specific patients needs.
• Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient's condition.
• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from health care members and documents actual and/or potential nursing diagnoses.
• Documents the patient's plan of care using identified nursing diagnoses, expected patient outcomes, and selected nursing interventions.
• Identifies and prioritizes actions based upon patient care requirements.
• Monitors consistency between patient plan of care and actions of medical staff.
• Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standard.
• Provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic patient environment.
• Initiates and evaluates patient and/or family education.
• Revises the plan of care according to evaluation, changes in medical plan of care, and effective/ineffective nursing interventions.
• Documents patient's response to nursing and other interventions.
• Uses clinical judgment in evaluation activities to meet patient care needs of an assigned unit/floor including establishing priorities.
• Monitors the safety and effectiveness of the environment and equipment.
• Participates in activities to facilitate good interpersonal communications with the chosen facility.
• Supports professional practice by observing the following: Uses knowledge and practices in accordance with 1) the Nurse Practice Act; 2) Standards of Nursing Practice; 3) Standards of Patient Care; 4) The Joint Commission, state and local laws; 5) Patient's Bill of Rights; and 6) Maxim Healthcare, nursing and client hospital policies.
• Other duties as assigned. Requirements:
  • Current Registered Nurse License for the state in which the nurse practices.
  • Full command of the English language, both verbal and written.
  • Current Health Certificate (per facility contract or state regulation).
  • Current PPD or Chest X-Ray.
  • One year prior professional nursing experience preferred.
  • Current BLS card.
  • Successful completion of Maxim Staffing Solutions testing process.
  • Successful completion of background screening and hiring process. Keyphrases: rehabilitation jobs

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