New Grad Registered Nurse

Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation
US - Michigan - Grand Rapids
January 14, 2025

Summary:
Registered Nurses at Mary Free Bed are a key member of the multidisciplinary team that collaborates together to provide patient-centered care.
Within the Nursing Department, RNs coordinate, direct, delegate, and provide care to multiple patients.
Using a patient and family-centered care approach, each RN develops relationships with patients, families, and colleagues that enhance the quality of care provided.
Nursing care is performed with compassion and courtesy, and each RN is responsible to follow departmental policies and service standards.
Patient and family education is a primary focus of rehabilitation nursing and is a critical aspect of the interdisciplinary team's efforts to assist patients to gain independence, apply adaptation strategies, and return to home.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
Staff will provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by law and regulation.
Quality Pillar of Excellence Quality Nursing Care - The Registered Nurse is responsible for all nursing care provided to patients at Mary Free Bed.
Through careful assessment of each patient, interdisciplinary collaboration, and critical thinking, each RN develops and/or follows a patient-centered plan of care that aligns with the priorities and plans developed by the attending physician and other disciplines.
The RN coordinates care for non-licensed staff through delegation and follow-up, to assure that all care provided follows departmental policies and procedures.
Quality Improvement - Mary Free Bed is committed to providing rehabilitation services that are of the highest possible quality.
Opportunities for improvement are valued, as staff and leaders will take advantage of lessons learned to improve future services.
Each RN will participate in performance improvement through identification of ways to improve care, reporting unexpected events or medical errors, and reporting "near misses".
As requested, the RNs will participate in data collection and documentation audits to assist the Nursing Department with quality improvement measures.
Patient Safety - Each RN is responsible to promote safety for all patients served by following all applicable department policies and procedures.
RNs will understand and contribute to the initiatives that are in place to improve the safety of the patients served.
Additionally, a culture of patient safety is very important at MFB and this requires all employees to be able to identify and report unexpected events and near misses without the fear of reprisal or retaliation.
Retaliation or intimidation towards another employee for reporting unexpected events or near misses will not be tolerated.
Finally, when threats to patient safety are identified, or opportunities for improvement are noted, these will be communicated with a member of the Nursing Leadership Team in a timely manner.
Service Pillar of Excellence Customer Service - Each Registered Nurse is required to demonstrate excellent customer service standards and behaviors, while interacting with patients, family members, physicians, and colleagues.
Each RN must deal discreetly and sensitively with confidential information, and as needed, will perform customer service recovery with patients and families' members.
The RN will also take active steps to recognize unique cultural and religious needs of patients and families and integrate these diverse needs into a patient-specific plan of care that aims to exceed the expectations of each patient and family.
Physician and colleague relationships - Interdisciplinary team integration and collaboration across disciplines to provide patient-centered care is a priority at Mary Free Bed.
Maintaining effective working relationships with admitting and consulting physicians at Mary Fre

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