Registered Nurse

Parrish Medical Center Nursing•Titusville, FL

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides nursing care appropriate to the ages of patients served under the general supervision of the Manager or Clinical Coordinator. Through team nursing and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, the RN assesses, plans, coordinates, implements, and evaluates patient care. The RN monitors care to ensure its quality, appropriateness, timeliness, and effectiveness. The role is in the ICU and is listed as full time, with a varying schedule and 36 standard hours per week. The RN coordinates and provides direct care, supports patient and family education, documents and communicates care, and participates in quality improvement and evidence-based practice. Parrish Healthcare describes its culture as a healing work environment that empowers employees to do their best and partners staff with appropriate roles and resources.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited RN education program.
Associate’s Degree, ADN, or other two-year college equivalent required.
Minimum of one to two years of experience.
Active Florida Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Basic Life Saving (BCLS) certification through the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

Advanced and/or Pediatric Life Saving (ACLS or PALS) certification, or NRP.
EKG competency, if applicable.

Responsibilities

Perform physical and psychosocial assessments, including assessment of patient growth and development.
Record and analyze patients’ medical histories, symptoms, and conditions.
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions, and perform reassessments within defined timeframes.
Administer medications, infusion therapy, and treatments using barcode scanning and evidence-based safety procedures.
Initiate the care plan and plan daily care with the team, patient, and family.
Coordinate multidisciplinary care to address patient education and discharge-planning needs.
Modify treatment plans in response to patients’ conditions and responses.
Coordinate, delegate, and supervise duties performed by other healthcare personnel, including Licensed Practical Nurses, Nursing Aides, and Patient Care Sitters.
Use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to implement direct patient care and treatments, following through with appropriate interventions.
Evaluate whether planned interventions are effective based on patient responses and expected outcomes.
Document and communicate actions to maintain continuity among the nursing team.
Communicate effectively with coworkers, physicians, patients, families, and other healthcare team members.
Include the patient or family in face-to-face bedside handoff reports and use SBAR for handoffs and changes in patient status communicated to the Care Provider/physician, Clinical Coordinator, or Charge Nurse; follow the chain of command.
Maintain concise, pertinent, legible documentation on the appropriate forms and according to accepted standards.
Provide nursing care in an organized, timely, safe, and cost-effective manner.
Plan, implement, and evaluate patient education; instruct patients and families on health education, disease prevention, and individualized health improvement.
Promote patient independence by setting care goals and teaching patients and families about conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
Participate in Quality Monitoring/Performance Improvement and incorporate evidence-based practices into daily care.