Registered Nurse - Med Surg Unit at Lake Mary Hospital

Position Summary

• Department: LMH Med Surg Unit
• Status: Variable Full-time
• Schedule: 3 x 12 hour shifts a week (Nightshift 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM)
• Title: Registered Nurse Acute Care
• Facility: Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital

The NEW Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital represents Orlando Healths continued commitment to the Seminole County community which we have proudly served for 40 years. As a comprehensive acute care facility, the hospital offers a full scope of medical and surgical services including cardiovascular, general surgery, orthopedics, and womens services with labor and delivery alongside a future NICU.

Opening with 124 beds, the 455,000 square foot hospital will be able to expand to up to 240 beds. State-of-the-art facilities include operating rooms, catheterization labs, interventional radiology, a vascular lab, an ICU, and a full-service emergency department.

For labor and delivery, the hospital features six private suites thoughtfully designed to make you feel at home while providing exceptional medical care. Each suite includes a hydrotherapy tub for laboring, shower, recliner, adjustable bed with a squat bar, wireless and waterproof heart rate monitors for mom and baby, a smart board that integrates patient and nurse information from Epic, and WiFi and televisions. These modern amenities ensure a comfortable and supportive environment for every patient.

Labor and Delivery Services and Facilities:

• A future neonatal intensive care unit
• 6 state-of-the-art operating rooms
• 3 catheterization labs with a dedicated interventional radiology and vascular lab
• Comprehensive cardiovascular care
• 16 ICU Beds
• Observation unit
• Outpatient Scripts Pharmacy

Top Reasons to Choose Orlando Health - Lake Mary Hospital

• BEST Place to Work (5 years in a row)
• As a new hospital, Orlando Health Lake Mary offers unique opportunities for career advancement, leadership roles, and professional development.
• Benefits Package that begins on day one.
• Full-Time & Part-Time only.
• Flexible Schedules.
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,000 a year.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Assesses patient needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses. Evaluates the patients progress toward attaining expected outcomes.
• Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers.
• Functions as a patient and family advocate.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit/department.
• Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician.
• Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the unit/department.
• Serves as a role model for staff and supports the hospital and nursing departments goals and strategies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses the data reflective of the patients status, and interprets the necessary information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs.
• Coordinates the care and delegates as appropriate to other team members on a defined group of patients.
• Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards. This includes but is not limited to patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.
• Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and use of patient care/unit equipment as defined by unit/department-specific requisite skills.
• Prioritizes patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with Evidence-Based Practice Standards of Care.
• Practices effective problem identification and resolution.
• Delegates tasks and duties to healthcare team members in accordance with the patients needs and the team members capabilities and qualifications.
• Communicates appropriate information regarding patient condition or unit concerns to other health care team members.
• Demonstrates caring practices by providing a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families.
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues and patient rights.
• Collaborates with the education department and nursing leadership team to effectively transition and support new team members and/or students.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.

Qualifications

Education/Training

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Meets all mandatory developmental and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department.

Licensure/Certification

• Maintains current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
• Maintains current BLS Healthcare Provider certification.
• ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas.
• NRP required for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Experience

• 1 year experience required unless approved by AVP level or above.
• Hospital Care at Home - Two (2) years acute care nursing experience required.
• MUST HAVE ACUTE CARE EXPERIENCE