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Registered Nurse - Surgery Unit at Orlando Health

Orlando Health, Orlando, FL, United States


Overview
Department: LMH Surgery

Schedule: Varies / CALL IS REQUIRED

Status: Variable • Full-time / 32 hours a week

Title: Registered Nurse, Advanced Care

Responsibilities

REQUIRED: AT LEAST ONE YEAR EXPERIENCE IN THE OR AS AN RN.

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 licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)

Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification

ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas.

Experience

AT LEAST ONE YEAR EXPERIENCE IN THE OR

Essential Functions / Responsibilities (selected)

Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgement to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high intensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance.

Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions.

Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient focused action.

Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, and interprets and records electronic displays (e.g., intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from monitors, respirators, ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc.).

Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol.

Observes, monitors, and assesses patients’ condition; recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious situations and calls Physician or takes preplanned emergency measures when Physician is not immediately available.

Assesses patient needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care; evaluates progress toward outcomes.

Respects diversity and builds respectful relationships with all team members and customers.

Functions as a patient and family advocate.

Demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served on the 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 department’s goals and strategies.

Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development over the life span; interprets age-specific data to identify patient requirements.

Coordinates care and delegates as appropriate to other team members.

Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skilled, and compliant manner; includes assessment, education, medications, treatments, and safety.

Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and use of unit equipment as defined by unit/department requirements.

Prioritizes patient care in accordance with Evidence-Based Practice Standards.

Delegates tasks to team members according to needs and qualifications.

Communicates patient condition or unit concerns to the health care team.

Provides a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and families.

Maintains awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights.

Collaborates with education and nursing leadership to onboard and support new staff and students.

Maintains regular, punctual attendance in line with policy and standards.

Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

Contributes to knowledge and skills of others and supports quality improvements.

Participates in unit and organizational committees related to nursing practice and performance improvement.

Mentors peers and participates in peer review and continuing education.

Ensures efficient use of supplies and maintains a clean, safe, organized work area.

Attends staff development in-services and department meetings.

Supports professional development needs with nursing leadership.

Performs all other duties as assigned.

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