Bone Marrow Transplant Registered Nurse (RN) | Stem Cell Unit | VFT/Nights | Children's, Arnold Palmer Hospital

Orlando Health•Orlando, FL

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Orlando Health Children's Arnold Palmer Hospital is seeking a Pediatric Registered Nurse to provide care in the APH Stem Cell Unit. The role serves patients with advanced illnesses or injuries who require timely, intensive, and complex care to stabilize and support their medical conditions. These settings use lower caregiver-to-patient ratios and require highly trained team members with advanced skills. The position is listed as variable full time on the night shift. Bone marrow transplant or hemoc-oncology experience is preferred.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
Meet Orlando Health and unit/department mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements.
Maintain current registered nurse licensure in Florida or under the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
Maintain current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
ACLS certification required.
PALS certification required.
At least 1 year of nursing experience.

Nice To Haves

Bone marrow transplant experience.
Hemoc-oncology experience.

Responsibilities

Provide complex patient assessments and therapies, high-intensity interventions, and continuous nursing vigilance.
Use information and assessment data to anticipate and respond to changing patient conditions.
Prioritize information and take timely, decisive, evidence-based, patient-focused action.
Monitor and adjust specialized patient-care equipment and interpret and record electronic displays, including pressure readings, cardiac rhythms, and equipment such as respirators, ventilators, and oxygen pumps.
Respond to life-saving situations according to nursing standards and protocols.
Observe, monitor, and assess patients; recognize and interpret serious situations; and contact a physician or take planned emergency measures when a physician is not immediately available.
Assess patient needs, develop or revise individualized plans of care, and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
Build respectful relationships with team members and customers, respecting diversity.
Advocate for patients and families.
Provide age-appropriate care using advanced knowledge and skills relevant to the assigned unit or department.
Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician.
Collaborate and communicate with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams to plan and manage the unit or department.
Model professional practice and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
Apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan to assess patient status and identify age-specific needs.
Coordinate care for an assigned group of patients and delegate appropriately to other team members.
Document patient care consistently and in accordance with regulatory standards, including assessments, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.
Maintain competency in nursing skills and unit-specific patient-care equipment.
Prioritize care in accordance with evidence-based standards of care.
Identify and resolve problems effectively.
Delegate tasks according to patient needs and team members’ capabilities and qualifications.
Communicate relevant patient-condition and unit information to other healthcare team members.
Provide a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and families.
Maintain awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights.
Work with the education department and nursing leadership to transition and support new team members and students.
Maintain reasonably regular and punctual attendance consistent with applicable policies and standards.
Comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Benefits

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
Opportunities for professional growth and advancement through a clinical ladder.
Supportive and collaborative work environment.
Continuing education and professional development opportunities.
Retirement Savings Plan with up to 5% match.
Financial savings accounts and Health Savings Accounts.
Nearly 5 weeks of PTO in the first year of employment.
Employer-paid life insurance.
Short- and Long-Term Disability.
Career-growing free education programs and well-being services.
Benefits begin on day one.
Flexible benefits options where possible.