RN (Registered Nurse) STEP DOWN

UHS•Wellington, FL

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Wellington Regional Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for a Day Shift position. Wellington Regional Medical Center is a 235-bed acute care hospital located in Wellington, Florida, owned by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. Since 1986, it has provided high-quality healthcare services to Palm Beach County residents. As an accredited community hospital, it is committed to advanced technologies and expanding services to meet community needs. The medical center fosters 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, with a commitment to 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 offers a challenging and rewarding work environment, competitive compensation, generous paid time off, excellent health, dental, and vision plans, a 401(K) with company match, discounted stock plan, educational assistance, a student loan refinancing program, and career development opportunities across UHS's 300+ locations. HealthStream provides an online learning catalog with free CEU courses.

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

Prefer 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.
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.
Assists the ICU nurse with telemedicine consult and physician examination/evaluation and transport of inpatient stroke alert to and from CT scan.
Performs and documents the NIHSS and bedside swallow.
Assists with preparation of patient for Endovascular treatment as indicated.
Provides care for stroke patients on the unit.
Maintains currency in stroke knowledge by completing the annual 8 hour online training.