Registered Nurse 11p-7a- Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital TCU

Job description

Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital - Transitional Care Unit: Registered Nurse needed for our 20 bed transitional care unit Current availability: PT 11pm-7am - 24 hours/week $2500 sign-on bonus Base Pay : $40.00-$47.00 per hour Differentials $6 - $8 Primary Responsibilities: - Supervises and evaluates all direct resident care and initiates corrective action as necessary. - Provides clinical supervision of nursing assistants and Licensed Practical Nurses providing direct resident care. - Follows staffing guidelines and makes nursing assignments according to qualifications of staff and characteristics of the resident population. - Assumes responsibility for compliance with federal, state and local regulations within the assigned unit. - Ensures that all physician renewal orders and physician documentation is timely and appropriate. - Conducts resident rounds, reporting problems to nursing supervisor and initiating corrective action. - Identifies resident problems and emergency situations, and initiates immediate "life saving" measures within the scope of nursing practice and in accordance with advance directives. - Administers and documents medications, enteral nutrition, and treatments...