RN - Hospital-Hem/Onc (DAYS)

The Nemours Foundation•Orlando, FL

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Nemours is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse (Hem/Onc) to join the Nemours Children's Hospital team in Orlando, Florida. The available day shift is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The hospital is a 100-bed pediatric facility with a 24-hour pediatric Emergency Department and outpatient clinics offering pediatric specialties. The Registered Nurse implements the patient care delivery model for patients and their families, using professional nursing knowledge, judgment, and skills to assess, plan, provide, and evaluate care. The role applies clinical judgment to interpret complex patient data, make care decisions, respond to changing situations, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. The nurse seeks evidence and learning opportunities, contributes to research-informed practice, and creates a safe, compassionate, therapeutic environment. The role also includes respecting patient and family diversity and rights, advocating on ethical matters, collaborating across the continuum of care, contributing to governance and practice improvement, and facilitating learning for patients, families, colleagues, and the community.

Requirements

Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required.
Active Florida or multistate RN license required.
At least 6 months of RN experience required.
Obtain valid American Heart Association BLS within 30 days of hire.
Obtain valid American Heart Association PALS within 30 days of hire.
Obtain APHON Chemotherapy/Biotherapy provider qualification within 6 months of hire for Hematology/Oncology and Infusion Center.

Nice To Haves

National certification in the clinical specialty.
Experience in a pediatric specialty area.
APHON Chemotherapy provider qualification and pediatric hematology/oncology experience.

Responsibilities

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, including health teaching, counseling, wellness promotion, and illness prevention.
Administer medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a licensed practitioner.
Use policies, procedures, guidelines, clinical knowledge, and critical thinking to make and adapt patient-care decisions.
Collect and interpret complex patient data and respond to changing clinical situations to meet individual patient and family needs.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, seek expert consultation, and delegate to other clinicians as appropriate.
Identify clinical questions, seek advice and education, participate in research, and implement evidence-based changes to practice.
Create a safe, compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment that promotes comfort and healing.
Build professional, trusting relationships with patients and families while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
Incorporate cultural, spiritual, gender, linguistic, socioeconomic, age, developmental, and other differences into patient- and family-centered care; communicate to meet health literacy needs.
Protect patient and family confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights.
Advocate for patients, families, and Associates; help resolve ethical concerns and initiate ethics consultation when appropriate.
Participate in team meetings, nursing and hospital governance, councils, committees, teams, and initiatives to improve practice and outcomes.
Use resources to provide safe, effective, financially responsible nursing services and contribute to standards, policies, and procedures.
Identify learning needs, assess readiness to learn, provide evidence-based patient and family education, and evaluate its effectiveness.
Seek mentorship for professional growth and serve as a mentor, coach, or preceptor as appropriate to unit needs and individual abilities.