RN, Acute Care - Trauma Stepdown - Nights - Bayfront Hospital

Orlando Health•St. Petersburg, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides acute care to patients in the Trauma Stepdown unit at Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. The role involves assessing patient needs, developing and revising individualized care plans, evaluating progress toward outcomes, coordinating and delegating care, and documenting care in accordance with regulatory standards and evidence-based practice. The nurse serves as a patient and family advocate, collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams, and helps foster a compassionate, safe, and therapeutic care environment. The position is onsite, full-time, and works nights on three 12-hour shifts per week. The nurse is expected to demonstrate competency in nursing skills and patient-care equipment, provide age-appropriate care, prioritize and resolve care issues, and communicate relevant patient or unit information to the care team. The role also contributes to staff development and organizational improvement through precepting, mentoring, committee participation, peer review, and continuing education, as applicable. The posting also describes Hospital Care at Home program functions, including virtual care through TeleHealth technology and direct care in patients’ homes. These functions include assessment, collaboration with the Patient Care Hub and in-home teams, escalation of urgent or emergent needs, autonomous work in the home-care setting, and delivery of requested items, equipment, and medications. The posting does not clarify whether these program functions are part of this specific Trauma Stepdown position. Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is a 480-bed teaching medical center serving St. Petersburg and surrounding communities. Its services include a Level II Trauma Center, and the hospital is part of the Orlando Health system of care.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
Meet Orlando Health and unit/department mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements.
Maintain a current Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
Maintain current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
One year of RN experience is stated as required in the position summary; the posting’s qualifications section separately says experience is not required.
For Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing functions, ability to travel to and enter patient homes within a specified geographical region.
For Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing functions, competency to address urgent or emergent patient needs as directed and work autonomously in a hospital-at-home environment.

Nice To Haves

ACLS, NRP, PALS, or TNCC certification is required for certain areas; NRP is required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. These certifications are not stated as generally required for this Trauma Stepdown role.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ needs and develop or revise individualized plans of care based on patient needs and responses.
Evaluate patient progress toward expected outcomes.
Build respectful relationships with team members and customers and respect diversity.
Act as a patient and family advocate.
Provide care appropriate to the ages and developmental needs of patients served by the assigned unit or department.
Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician, as applicable.
Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams to plan and manage care and unit operations.
Model professional practice and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
Coordinate care for an assigned group of patients and delegate appropriately to other team members.
Document assessments, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety activities accurately and consistently in compliance with regulatory standards.
Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and use of patient-care and unit equipment.
Prioritize care in accordance with evidence-based standards and identify and resolve problems effectively.
Delegate tasks according to patient needs and team members’ capabilities and qualifications.
Communicate relevant information about patient conditions and unit concerns to healthcare team members.
Provide compassionate, therapeutic care for patients and families and demonstrate awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights.
Collaborate with education and nursing leadership teams to support and transition new team members and students.
Maintain regular, punctual attendance and comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Contribute to the knowledge and skills of others and continuous improvement in care quality and organizational outcomes.
Participate in and potentially lead nursing practice and performance-improvement committees.
Participate in peer review, mentoring, and coaching regarding professional practice or role performance.
Use supplies efficiently and maintain a clean, safe, organized work area.
Attend staff development in-services, department meetings, and/or nursing committee meetings.
Partner with nursing leadership to identify professional development needs and take responsibility for continuing education.
Perform other duties as assigned.
For Hospital Care at Home virtual Patient Care Hub functions: use TeleHealth technology to assess patients, develop or revise plans of care, conduct virtual visits, identify clinical symptoms, and escalate potential deterioration; collaborate with in-home clinical and support staff.
For Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing functions: provide direct care in patients’ homes, travel within a specified geographical region, collaborate with the virtual Patient Care Hub and support teams, respond to urgent or emergent needs as directed, work autonomously, use in-home virtual technology, and transport or deliver requested items, equipment, and medications, excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs.