Registered Nurse Mid Shift - Free Standing Emergency Department - Waterford Lakes

Orlando Health•Orlando, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Orlando Health is expanding its emergency department nursing team at the Waterford Lakes freestanding emergency department, which opened in spring 2025 and averages more than 40 visits per day. The facility is part of Orlando Health’s network and provides 24/7/365 emergency care with board-certified emergency medicine physicians, trained nurses, on-site diagnostic imaging including CT, ultrasound, and X-ray, respiratory therapy, patient access services, a full-service laboratory, and 24/7 security. The Registered Nurse provides care for patients requiring complex assessment, therapies, high-intensity interventions, and continuous nursing vigilance. The nurse assesses and responds to changing patient conditions, develops and evaluates individualized plans of care, coordinates and delegates care, documents in accordance with regulatory standards, and collaborates with medical staff and the interdisciplinary team. The position may also serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, or nurse clinician. The posting describes variable full-time openings, with three shifts each week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Orlando Health states that benefits begin on day one and includes career-growing education programs and well-being services.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
Current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
Current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
Current ACLS certification.
At least 1 year of recent RN ER/ED experience.

Responsibilities

Provide care requiring complex assessment and therapies, high-intensity interventions, and continuous nursing vigilance.
Use information and assessment data to anticipate and respond to rapidly changing patient conditions.
Prioritize information and take immediate, decisive, evidence-based, patient-focused action.
Monitor and adjust specialized patient equipment and interpret and record electronic displays, including pressure readings and cardiac rhythms.
Respond to life-saving situations in accordance with nursing standards and protocols.
Observe, monitor, and assess patients; recognize serious situations and contact a physician or take preplanned emergency measures when needed.
Assess patient needs and develop or revise individualized plans of care; evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
Build respectful relationships with team members and customers, respect diversity, and advocate for patients and families.
Provide age-appropriate care using knowledge of growth and development across the life span.
Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician.
Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and the interdisciplinary team to plan and manage the unit or department.
Model professional practice and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
Coordinate care and delegate appropriately for a defined group of patients.
Document assessments, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety in accordance with required and regulatory standards.
Maintain competency in nursing skills and unit-specific patient-care equipment.
Identify and resolve problems effectively.
Delegate tasks and duties in accordance with patient needs and team members’ capabilities and qualifications.
Demonstrate awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights.
Participate in and potentially lead unit-level or organizational nursing practice and performance-improvement committees.