Registered Nurse - RN - PCU Full Time Nights

Position Summary

At Orlando Health, we are ordinary people with extraordinary individuality working together to bring help, healing, and hope to those we serve. By daily embodying our over 100-year legacy, we reinforce our reputation as a trusted and respected healthcare organization that delivers professional and compassionate care to our patients, families, and communities. Through our award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices, and outpatient facilities, our 27,000 team members serve communities that span Floridas east to west coasts and beyond.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible so that you can be present for your passions. "Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work" is not just something we say; its our promise to you.

Job Summary: Acute Care RN

The acute care RN administers patient care in an area in a hospital or inpatient observation setting where an acute care patient receives active treatment for an injury, episode of illness, a medical condition, or post-intervention with assessment.

Responsibilities:

• Assesses patients 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 patients 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.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions:

• The professional nurse contributes to the knowledge and skills of others and the continuous improvement of the quality of health care practice and organizational outcomes.
• Participates and may lead unit level and/or organizational level committees of nursing practice and performance improvement.
• Participates in department and organizational peer review, mentoring, and coaching regarding professional practice or role performance.
• Practices efficient use of supplies and maintains a clean, safe, and organized work area.
• Attends staff development in-services, department meetings, and/or nursing committee meetings.
• Partners with the nursing leadership team to identify professional development needs.
• Assumes responsibility for ones own professional development and continuing education.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

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).
• Must possess a valid drivers license and has reliable transportation to travel to perform job duties for Hospital Care at Home In-home nursing.
• Experience: 1 year experience required unless approved by AVP level or above.
• Hospital Care at Home - Two (2) years acute care nursing experience required.