Job Description
New Grad RN - Brain Injury Unit DaysDay Shift (United States of America) Department Name Inpatient - 4S Brain Injury Unit Employment Type Full time - Days Compensation: Starting at $34/hr (eligible for increase based on experience); Shift Differentials and sign-on bonuses available! Days Worked Rotating schedule; Weekend requirement Hours: 36 hrs/week; 7:00a - 7:30p Primary Location Main Hospital - Grand Rapids, MI Other Benefits: Annual Merit Increases, Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision,) PTO, Holiday Pay, PSLF Eligible, Tuition Reimbursement Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation is a nationally recognized leader in inpatient rehabilitation, delivering hospital-level care for patients with complex medical needs. Our Inpatient Acute Rehab Brain Injury Unit specializes in caring for patients recovering from traumatic brain injury, stroke-related brain injury, anoxic injuries, and other neurological conditions that require intensive rehabilitation and close medical and cognitive monitoring. As an RN in inpatient acute rehab, you’ll provide comprehensive nursing care including detailed neurological assessments, care planning, medication administration, and clinical coordination for patients with brain injuries. You’ll collaborate closely with LPNs, physicians, neuropsychology, and interdisciplinary therapy teams to manage higher-acuity neurological conditions, support intensive rehabilitation, and drive safe, patient-centered discharge planning. This unit is ideal for RNs who value clinical autonomy, strong interdisciplinary teamwork, and the opportunity to support patients through complex neurological recovery in a fast-paced, hospital-based rehabilitation environment—where you can see meaningful functional and cognitive progress in a short period of time. Summary Registered Nurses are a key member of the multi-disciplinary 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 for following 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 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