RN, Acute Care - Trauma Stepdown - Days - Bayfront Hospital

Bayfront Health•Saint Petersburg, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse, Acute Care administers patient care in the Trauma Stepdown unit at Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, an inpatient or observation setting where acute-care patients receive active treatment. The role is on site in St. Petersburg, Florida, on the day shift, with three 12-hour shifts per week. The position is full-time. The nurse assesses patient needs, develops and revises individualized care plans, evaluates progress toward expected outcomes, and provides age-appropriate care. The role includes coordinating and delegating care, collaborating with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams, advocating for patients and families, maintaining accurate documentation, and following evidence-based standards, regulatory requirements, and hospital policies. The nurse may serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, or nurse clinician, and contributes to professional development, peer review, mentoring, committees, and quality improvement. The posting also describes Hospital Care at Home program functions for Patient Care Hub and in-home nursing roles. These functions include delivering or coordinating acute care through TeleHealth and in-home visits, collaborating with virtual and in-home care teams, responding to urgent or emergent needs, and transporting or delivering certain supplies, equipment, and medications. The position title and unit specified in the posting are Trauma Stepdown at Bayfront Hospital.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
At least 1 year of RN experience.
Current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
Current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
Meet Orlando Health and unit/department mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements.
ACLS, NRP, PALS, and TNCC are required for certain areas; NRP is required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
For in-home nursing program functions, ability to travel to and enter patient homes within a specific geographical region.
For in-home nursing program functions, competency to work autonomously and address urgent or emergent patient needs as directed.
For Patient Care Hub or in-home program functions, ability to use TeleHealth or in-home virtual technology as applicable.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ needs; develop or revise individualized plans of care; and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
Provide care appropriate to the age and developmental needs of patients served by the assigned unit or department.
Act as a patient and family advocate and provide a compassionate, therapeutic care environment.
Coordinate care for a defined group of patients and delegate tasks according to patient needs and team members’ qualifications and capabilities.
Collaborate and communicate with medical staff, interdisciplinary teams, nursing leadership, education staff, and other care team members to plan and manage care and support new team members or students.
Document assessments, education, medication administration, treatments, patient safety, and other care in accordance with required and regulatory standards.
Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and unit-specific patient-care equipment, and prioritize care using evidence-based standards.
Identify and resolve problems; communicate patient-condition changes and unit concerns to appropriate team members.
Demonstrate awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights and maintain compliance with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Contribute to professional practice and quality improvement through committees, peer review, mentoring, coaching, and performance-improvement activities; may lead unit- or organization-level committees.
Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician as applicable.
Attend staff-development in-services, department meetings, and nursing committee meetings; identify professional-development needs and pursue continuing education.
Use supplies efficiently and maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area.
For Patient Care Hub functions, use TeleHealth to assess patients, conduct virtual visits, evaluate symptoms, and escalate potential patient decompensation; collaborate with in-home clinical and support staff.
For in-home nursing functions, travel to and enter patient homes, provide direct care, address urgent or emergent needs as directed, work autonomously, and use in-home virtual technology to connect with the Patient Care Hub.
For in-home nursing functions, transport and deliver requested items, equipment, and medications, excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs.
Maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance and perform other assigned duties.