RN (Registered Nurse) ICU

UHS•Wellington, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Wellington Regional Medical Center is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse (RN) for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on the night shift. This position offers 36 hours per week, full benefits, and the potential for overtime and shift coverage if interested. Wellington Regional Medical Center, a 235-bed acute care hospital in Wellington, Florida, is part of Universal Health Services, Inc. Since 1986, it has provided high-quality healthcare services to Palm Beach County, accredited by The Joint Commission. The hospital 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. The organization emphasizes a supportive environment that values the nursing profession, providing excellent care, comfort, and security to patients and families. Nurses are part of a nationwide network for peer support and idea exchange. Opportunities for growth include Charge, Supervisor, and Nurse Manager-in-training programs, as well as a nursing executive tract. Robust continuing education options, skills diversification, and career advancement are available. Universal Health Services (UHS) is a large and respected provider of hospital and healthcare services, recognized by Fortune and Forbes, operating numerous facilities across the US, Puerto Rico, and the UK.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited or NLN-approved RN program.
BLS (current upon hire)
ACLS, and/or required specialty training or course completion (or obtained within three months of employment) in required specialty.
Current Florida nursing license.
Must successfully pass any pre-employment assessment(s) required by the facility.

Nice To Haves

One year full time or three years part time experience in acute care setting.

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.
The concepts of Patient Centered Care will provide the foundation for all nursing activities.
Demonstrates Service Excellence standards at all times.
Recognizes the signs and symptoms of stroke and calling a stroke alert overhead.
Verbalizes stroke alert process.
Performs and documents the NIHSS and bedside swallow.
Assists with telemedicine consult and physician examination/evaluation of thrombolytic therapy inclusion/exclusion criteria, mixing and administration of thrombolytic therapy if patient deemed a candidate.
Preparation of patient for Endovascular treatment as indicated.
Assumes patient care of the stroke alert.
Maintains currency in stroke knowledge by completing the NIHSS training and a minimum of 8 hours of stroke related training annually.