Registered Nurse - Emergency Room - Nights

Orlando Health•St. Cloud, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Room demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgment to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high intensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance. This role involves utilizing information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence, adapting to rapidly changing patient conditions. The nurse identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient-focused action. Responsibilities include monitoring and adjusting specialized equipment, interpreting electronic displays, and responding to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocols. The nurse observes, monitors, and assesses patients’ conditions, recognizing and interpreting serious situations, and communicating with physicians or taking emergency measures when necessary. They assess patient needs, develop/revise individualized plans of care, and evaluate patient progress. The role also involves functioning as a patient and family advocate, demonstrating advanced knowledge and skills for age-appropriate care, and potentially serving as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, or nurse clinician. Communication and collaboration with the medical staff and interdisciplinary team are essential for effective patient and unit management. The nurse acts as a role model, supports hospital and nursing department goals, and demonstrates knowledge of growth and development principles. They coordinate care, delegate appropriately, and document patient care accurately and consistently, meeting all regulatory standards. Competency in nursing skills and equipment use is required, along with prioritizing patient care based on Evidence-Based Practice Standards. Effective problem identification and resolution, delegation, and communication of patient status are key. The nurse fosters a compassionate and therapeutic environment, demonstrates awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights, and collaborates with the education department for new team member and student support. Consistent attendance and compliance with hospital policies are expected.

Requirements

Must have one year or more in an emergency room setting as an RN
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
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).

Responsibilities

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, such as intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from cardiac 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’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 advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her 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 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.
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.