RN - Emergency Services

The Nemours Foundation•Orlando, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Nemours is seeking a Registered Nurse for Emergency Services at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida. The role is 36 hours per week and offers night shifts from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. or a midshift from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. The hospital includes a 24-hour pediatric Emergency Department and serves children and families in Central Florida and beyond. The Registered Nurse implements the patient care delivery model for patients and their families. The role involves professional nursing practice, including assessing, planning, providing, and evaluating care; administering prescribed medications and treatments; and teaching or supervising personnel. Nurses use clinical judgment, evidence-based practice, collaboration, advocacy, and culturally responsive communication to support safe, compassionate, patient- and family-centered care. They also contribute to learning, practice improvement, and the development of care standards.

Requirements

Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required.
Active Florida or multistate Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
At least 6 months of RN experience required.
Valid American Heart Association BLS certification, valid for 90 days after the employment start date.
Valid American Heart Association PALS and ACLS certifications.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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 address individual patient and family needs.
Recognize and respond to changing clinical situations, using judgment appropriate to the assigned patient population.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, seek expert consultation, and delegate to other clinicians as appropriate.
Identify clinical questions and pursue advice, resources, and education to improve patient care.
Participate in research processes and implement evidence-based changes in practice.
Create a safe, compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients, families, and Associates.
Promote comfort and healing, prevent unnecessary suffering, and develop professional relationships while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
Incorporate cultural, spiritual, gender, lifestyle, racial, ethnic, linguistic, socioeconomic, age, developmental, and individual-value differences into patient- and family-centered care.
Communicate effectively to address patient and family health-literacy needs, and protect their confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights.
Advocate for patients, families, and Associates; support resolution of ethical and moral issues and initiate ethics consultation when appropriate.
Work with patients, families, and colleagues to develop and achieve patient and family goals across the continuum of care.
Participate in team discussions, governance, councils, committees, and initiatives to improve practice and patient outcomes.
Use resources to provide safe, effective, and financially responsible nursing services.
Develop and apply care strategies based on the needs and strengths of patients and families, and contribute to revising standards, policies, and procedures.
Identify educational needs and facilitate learning for patients, families, Associates, and the community.
Assess readiness to learn, use evidence-based patient teaching plans, and evaluate their effectiveness.
Seek mentorship for professional growth and serve as a mentor, coach, or preceptor based on unit needs and individual preferences or abilities.
Observe, assess, diagnose, plan, intervene, and evaluate care; provide health teaching and counseling; and promote wellness and illness prevention.
Administer medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a licensed practitioner.
Supervise and teach personnel in nursing practices.