Registered Nurse (RN) PER DIEM ER FED Hypoluxo

UHS•Lantana, FL

6d•Onsite

About The 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 a community hospital accredited by The Joint Commission, Wellington Regional is committed to staying at the forefront of advanced technologies and expanding its programs and services to meet the needs of the growing community. The hospital promotes an environment that fosters compassion, teamwork, innovation, and opportunities for professional growth, supported by a commitment to fair and ethical treatment for all. Service excellence is a core standard, emphasizing treating everyone as a guest, demonstrating professionalism, and practicing teamwork. Safety is a guiding value, with a commitment to achieving 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 opportunities for career growth through programs like Charge, Supervisor, and Nurse Manager-in-training, as well as a nursing executive tract. They provide robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement.

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.
The concepts of Patient Centered Care will provide the foundation for all nursing activities.
Demonstrates Service Excellence standards at all times.
ED Nurse – 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, preparation of 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.