Registered Nurse - Med Surg Unit- Night Shift - Variable Full Time
Company: Orlando Health
Location: Saint Cloud
Posted on: January 28, 2023
Job Description:
Position Summary
Nationally Recognized
Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital has been recognized as an
outstanding employer in the healthcare industry on a national level
by Modern Healthcare.
Welcome to Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital
Situated in the heart of St. Cloud, Florida, Orlando Health St.
Cloud Hospital (formerly St. Cloud Regional Medical Center) has
served the residents of the surrounding Osceola County communities
for more than 50 years. As a community hospital, Orlando Health St.
Cloud provides quality, compassionate healthcare in a friendly,
comfortable setting and convenient location.
An 84-bed, acute care hospital, Orlando Health St. Cloud offers
comprehensive emergency, inpatient and outpatient care, with
specialties including cardiology, critical care, infectious
disease, orthopedics, radiology and full surgical services plus
outpatient Rehabilitation Services and a Wound Healing & Hyperbaric
Center.
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.
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
- None required
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
- Assesses patient's needs and develops/revises an individualized
plan of care based on patient needs and responses. Evaluates the
patient's 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.
- 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 department's goals and strategies.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and
development over the life span, assesses the data reflective of the
patient's status, and interprets the necessary information needed
to identify each patient's 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 patient's needs and the team member's
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 one's own professional development
and continuing education.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
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