RN - (Med Neuro) PART-TIME NIGHTS

Nemours Children's Health•Orlando, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Nemours is hiring a part-time Registered Nurse for its Medical/Surgical (Med Neuro) team at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida. The role is 24 hours per week on the night shift. The nurse implements the patient care delivery model for patients and their families, providing professional nursing care grounded in specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skill. Responsibilities encompass assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, health teaching and counseling, medication and treatment administration as authorized, and supervision or teaching of other personnel. The position calls for sound clinical judgment, evidence-informed practice, compassionate and culturally responsive care, patient and family advocacy, collaboration across disciplines, systems thinking, and facilitating learning. The nurse contributes to practice improvement and supports safe, effective care throughout the continuum.

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 certification within 30 days of hire; certification must remain valid for 90 days after the start date.
Obtain valid American Heart Association PALS certification within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate patient 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 theory and practice, as appropriate.
Use policies, procedures, guidelines, clinical data, critical thinking, and nursing skills to make, evaluate, and modify clinical practice decisions.
Recognize changing clinical situations and respond using sound clinical judgment.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues, seek expert consultation, and delegate appropriately using evidence-based guidelines.
Identify clinical questions, seek resources and education, participate in research, and implement evidence-based changes in practice.
Create a safe, compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment; promote comfort and healing and develop professional relationships with patients and families.
Provide patient- and family-centered care that respects cultural, spiritual, gender, linguistic, socioeconomic, age-related, and other differences; communicate to meet health literacy needs and protect confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights.
Advocate for patients, families, and Associates; support resolution of ethical concerns and initiate ethics consultation when appropriate.
Participate in team discussions, governance, councils, committees, and initiatives to improve practice and patient outcomes.
Use resources responsibly, apply strategies across the continuum of care, and contribute to developing or revising standards, policies, and procedures.
Identify learning needs, assess readiness to learn, provide and evaluate patient and family education, seek mentorship, and serve as a mentor, coach, or preceptor based on needs and abilities.