Registered Nurse Neurosurgery ICU

HCA Healthcare•Largo, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Neurosurgery ICU coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in accordance with departmental requirements and the standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. Working with medical providers and other care team members, the RN provides individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care using established nursing models such as “Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage.” The RN advocates for patients and their families or caregivers and supports the organization’s mission, vision, and values to promote an exceptional patient experience and clinical outcomes. The role includes performing provider-ordered procedures and monitoring, documenting care promptly and thoroughly, and educating patients and families about medical conditions, status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, follow-up measures, and lifestyle changes. The RN explains complex medical terminology in understandable terms and helps prepare patients and caregivers for ongoing self-management. The RN also applies evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives, and collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate and deliver a holistic treatment plan that supports recovery.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) qualification.
Associate degree.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), to be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), to be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in line with departmental requirements and applicable nursing standards.
Collaborate with medical providers and other care team members to provide individualized, comprehensive, and compassionate care.
Advocate for patients, families, and caregivers.
Perform procedures, monitoring, and other functions as ordered by medical providers.
Document the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers about medical conditions, patient status, treatment plans, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
Explain complex medical terminology so patients and caregivers can understand it.
Teach non-medicinal follow-up measures, including healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and other lifestyle changes.
Prepare patients and families or caregivers for future self-management.
Apply evidence-based practices and participate in continuous process improvement initiatives to meet and exceed quality measures.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate, evaluate, customize, and deliver a holistic treatment plan that promotes recovery.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
Paid time off and paid family leave.
Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Flexible spending accounts.
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.