Registered Nurse (RN) ER FED Hypoluxo

UHS • Lantana, FL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Wellington Regional Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for a full-time ER night shift position at their new freestanding ER in West Palm Beach (Hypoluxo & Jog). Wellington Regional Medical Center is a 235-bed acute care hospital, part of Universal Health Services, Inc. Since 1986, it has provided high-quality healthcare services to Palm Beach County residents. The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and is committed to advanced technologies and expanding services to meet community needs. They foster an environment of compassion, teamwork, innovation, and professional growth, guided by core standards of service excellence: treating everyone as a guest, demonstrating professionalism, and practicing teamwork. Safety is a guiding value, aiming for zero preventable harm. The nursing teams utilize a top-of-license approach with RNs, LPNs, and Clinical Managers dedicated to patient safety and quality care. UHS is one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, recognized by Fortune and Forbes.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited or NLN-approved RN program.
• Requires a minimum of 2 years emergency room experience.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS (current upon hire)
• TNCC (within 6 months of hire)
• Current Florida nursing license.
• Must successfully pass any pre-employment assessment(s) required by the facility.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides safe, competent nursing care for patients in accordance with facility policies, standards and philosophy.
• Provides professional leadership and support to the healthcare team.
• Recognizes the signs and symptoms of stroke and calling a stroke alert overhead.
• Verbalizes stroke alert process.
• Performs NIHSS and bedside swallow.
• Assists with telemedicine consult and physician examination/evaluation of thrombolytic therapy inclusion/exclusion criteria, mixing, administration and monitoring of thrombolytic therapy if patient deemed a candidate.
• Prepares patient for Endovascular treatment as indicated.
• Assumes patient care while in the Emergency Department.
• Maintains currency in stroke knowledge by completing the NIHSS training and a minimum of 8 hours of stroke related training annually.

Benefits

• Opportunities for professional growth
• Continuing education options
• Skills diversification
• Career advancement opportunities through Charge, Supervisor and Nurse Manager-in-training programs and nursing executive tract.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree