Registered Nurse (RN) - Short-Term Rehabilitation UnitLocation: Masconomet Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, 123 High Street, Topsfield, MA 01983
Department: Short-Term Rehabilitation
Reports to: Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, or Unit Manager
Schedule: Full-time, part-time, and per diem opportunities; schedule based on facility needs
Position SummaryMasconomet Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is seeking a compassionate and clinically skilled Registered Nurse to join our Short-Term Rehabilitation Unit. The RN provides and coordinates nursing care for patients recovering from surgery, illness, or injury, helping them achieve their highest practicable level of health, function, and independence.
Working closely with physicians, nurse practitioners, rehabilitation professionals, nursing assistants, and other members of the interdisciplinary team, the RN manages changing clinical needs and supports safe transitions throughout each patient's rehabilitation stay.
Essential Responsibilities- Perform comprehensive nursing assessments and reassess patients when their conditions change.
- Develop, implement, evaluate, and update individualized plans of care.
- Administer medications, treatments, IV therapies, and other skilled nursing services as ordered.
- Monitor patients for changes in condition and promptly notify the appropriate provider or supervisor.
- Provide wound care, pain management, post-operative care, and chronic-disease management within the RN's scope of practice.
- Coordinate care with physicians, advanced practice providers, rehabilitation therapists, pharmacy, dietary staff, social services, and other disciplines.
- Review laboratory results, diagnostic information, and provider orders, taking appropriate action when necessary.
- Complete admissions, transfers, discharges, and associated clinical documentation.
- Participate in discharge planning and educate patients and families about medications, treatments, safety, and follow-up care.
- Delegate and supervise nursing tasks appropriately while providing direction to LPNs and CNAs.
- Respond to emergencies and initiate appropriate nursing interventions.
- Maintain complete, timely, and accurate documentation in the electronic health record.
- Follow infection-prevention, medication-management, fall-prevention, and resident-safety practices.
- Protect patient privacy and comply with HIPAA, facility policies, professional standards, and applicable state and federal requirements.
- Participate in shift reports, care conferences, quality-improvement activities, and staff education.
- Perform other nursing duties within the RN's scope of practice as assigned.
Required Qualifications- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program.
- Current, unrestricted Massachusetts RN license in good standing.
- Current CPR/BLS certification or ability to obtain it within the facility's required timeframe.
- Ability to perform nursing assessments, exercise sound clinical judgment, and manage multiple priorities.
- Strong communication, documentation, teamwork, and organizational skills.
- Ability to use an electronic health record and other clinical technology.
Preferred Qualifications- Previous experience in short-term rehabilitation, skilled nursing, subacute care, medical-surgical nursing, or post-acute care.
- Experience with IV therapy, wound management, post-operative care, and patient education.
- Experience supervising or directing nursing support staff.
Physical and Scheduling Requirements- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
- Ability to bend, reach, push, pull, and assist with patient movement and transfers, with equipment or team assistance as appropriate.
- Ability to work assigned shifts, weekends, holidays, and occasional overtime based on operational needs.
- Ability to respond effectively to urgent clinical situations.
