Rehab
Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical & Inpatient Rehab
Shift: 12-hour nights, 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM | Every other weekend required
Contract: 13 weeks | Start date: November 9, 2026
About the Role
You'll provide direct patient care on a combined medical-surgical and inpatient rehabilitation unit. This is a high-acuity environment managing post-orthopedic surgery patients (total knees, hips, shoulders), stroke survivors, and patients recovering from lumbar fusion and other acute medical conditions.
Patient Assignment
- Ratios adjusted based on patient acuity; reviewed twice daily in staffing
Clinical Skills Required
- BLS Certification (required)
- Orthopedic nursing experience preferred
- Competency with telemetry, IV insertion, Foley catheter management, and dressing changes
- Basic rhythm interpretation (training provided)
Unit Support
- Patient Care Tech assigned each shift for ADL assistance and vital signs
- Charge Nurse on duty who carries patient assignment
- Off-site telemetry monitoring; RN reviews strips once per shift
- Respiratory Therapy manages nebulizer treatments and CPAP setup
Orientation
Three days of classroom orientation followed by two precepted floor shifts.
Scheduling
No self-scheduling, but management works with nurses on schedule flexibility. Floating to other medical-surgical units with similar ratios may occur during low census. Four cancellable shifts per 13-week assignment.
Dress Code: Navy blue scrubs (not provided by facility)
Guaranteed Hours: 36 per week