RN - (Med/Neuro)

The Nemours Foundation•Orlando, FL

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Nemours is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse (Med/Neuro) to join the Nemours Children’s Hospital team in Orlando, Florida. The position is 36 hours per week, with day shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and night shifts from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. available. The Registered Nurse implements the patient care delivery model for patients and their families. The role applies professional nursing knowledge and judgment to assess, plan, provide, and evaluate care; administer prescribed medications and treatments; and support health teaching and wellness. The nurse uses clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, multidisciplinary collaboration, compassionate care, advocacy, and systems thinking to address the needs of patients and families. The position also includes facilitating learning and may involve mentoring, coaching, or precepting based on unit needs and individual preferences or abilities.

Requirements

Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required.
Active Florida or multistate RN license required.
At least 6 months of RN experience required.
Valid American Heart Association BLS certification; it must remain valid for 90 days after the start date.
Valid American Heart Association PALS certification.

Nice To Haves

National certification in the area of clinical specialty preferred.
Experience in a pediatric specialty area preferred.

Responsibilities

Implement the patient care delivery model for patients and their families.
Use policies, procedures, guidelines, and reliable methods to make clinical practice decisions.
Independently develop, implement, evaluate, and modify clinical practice using critical thinking and nursing skills.
Collect and interpret complex patient data and clinical events to make decisions that meet individual patient and family needs.
Recognize and respond to changing clinical situations, using sound judgment based on the overall patient picture.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, seek expert consultation, and delegate to other clinicians as appropriate.
Seek knowledge, identify clinical questions, pursue advice and education, participate in research, and implement evidence-based practice changes.
Create a safe, compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment; promote comfort and healing and prevent unnecessary suffering.
Build professional, trusting relationships with patients and families while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
Provide patient- and family-centered care that respects cultural, spiritual, gender, linguistic, socioeconomic, developmental, and other individual differences.
Communicate effectively to meet patient and family health-literacy needs and protect their confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights.
Advocate for patients, families, and Associates; support ethical practice and initiate ethics consultation when appropriate.
Collaborate with patients, families, colleagues, and community partners to develop and achieve care goals.
Participate in team discussions, nursing or hospital governance, councils, committees, and initiatives to improve practice and patient outcomes.
Use resources to provide safe, effective, and financially responsible nursing services and contribute to standards, policies, and procedures.
Identify educational needs, facilitate learning, assess readiness to learn, use patient teaching plans, and evaluate their effectiveness.
Seek a mentor for professional growth and serve as a mentor, coach, or preceptor as appropriate.