RN, Multisystem ICU- Orlando Regional Medical Center

Orlando Health•Orlando, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (Advanced Care) in the Multisystem ICU at Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) provides care to adult patients with advanced illnesses or injuries requiring timely, intense, and complex treatment. The 32-bed ICU serves patients with conditions including traumatic brain injuries, stroke, trauma, heart failure, and respiratory failure. The role requires advanced nursing skills, high-intensity interventions, continuous vigilance, and a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio. The nurse assesses and monitors patients, responds to changes in condition, develops and evaluates individualized care plans, uses specialized patient-care equipment, and collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary teams. The nurse may also serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician, while supporting professional development and continuous improvement in care quality.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
Meet Orlando Health and unit or department mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements.
Maintain a current Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
Maintain current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
At least 1 year of experience, unless an exception is approved at AVP level or above.
ACLS, NRP, PALS, and TNCC are required for certain areas; NRP is required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Nice To Haves

3 or more years of ICU care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide complex nursing care requiring advanced assessment, therapies, high-intensity interventions, and continuous vigilance.
Use assessment and other information to anticipate and respond to rapidly changing patient conditions.
Identify and prioritize information and take immediate, decisive, evidence-based, patient-focused action.
Monitor and adjust specialized patient equipment and interpret and record electronic displays, including intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, cardiac rhythms, and readings from respirators, ventilators, and oxygen pumps.
Respond to life-saving situations in accordance with nursing standards and protocols.
Observe, monitor, and assess patients; recognize serious situations; and notify a physician or take preplanned 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, respect diversity, and act as a patient and family advocate.
Provide age-appropriate care and apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician.
Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams to plan and manage unit or department care.
Model professional practice and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
Coordinate care and delegate appropriately for an assigned group of patients.
Document patient care consistently and in accordance with required and regulatory standards, including assessments, education, medications, treatments, and patient safety.
Maintain competency in nursing skills and unit-specific patient-care equipment.
Prioritize care in accordance with evidence-based standards and effectively identify and resolve problems.
Delegate tasks according to patient needs and team members’ capabilities and qualifications.
Communicate relevant patient condition and unit concerns to healthcare team members.
Provide a compassionate, therapeutic environment for patients and families.
Maintain awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights.
Collaborate with education staff and nursing leadership to transition and support new team members and students.
Maintain regular, punctual attendance and comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Contribute knowledge and skills to others and support continuous improvement in healthcare quality and organizational outcomes.
Participate in and may lead nursing practice and performance-improvement committees at the unit or organizational level.
Participate in peer review, mentoring, and coaching related to professional practice or role performance.
Use supplies efficiently and maintain a clean, safe, organized work area.
Attend staff development in-services, department meetings, and/or nursing committee meetings.
Partner with nursing leadership to identify professional development needs and take responsibility for continuing education and professional development.
Perform other duties as assigned.