Registered Nurse, Overflow PCU Fulltime Days, Baptist South

Baptist Health System, Inc.

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Baptist Health is recognized as a top place to work in health care and is the leading provider in Northeast Florida, serving patients for over 30 years. As Jacksonville's only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system, Baptist Health offers a comprehensive range of preventive and specialty care across more than 200 locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute, and Wolfson Children's Hospital. This role involves providing care to patients requiring treatment for any medical, surgical, or other condition, embracing and upholding the hospital's mission statement, and educating patients and families about their disease process and plan of care. The Registered Nurse will interact with physicians and other hospital departments, coordinate care with ancillary services, act as a patient advocate, and participate in staff meetings and unit activities. This position is for the Overflow PCU (Progressive Care Unit) and is a full-time, dayshift role.

Requirements

Diploma Nurses must have 5+ years of progressive care.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Required
Licensed Registered Nurse Required

Nice To Haves

Associate of Science in Nursing Or Diploma Nurse Or Degree Preferred: Bachelor of Arts/Science (BA/BS)
1-2 years Cardiac Experience Preferred
1-2 years Telemetry Experience
Hospital Experience

Responsibilities

Provides for patient needs as recognized through the use of the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) and the mission statement.
Organization, supervision of care provided by supportive personnel and coordination of care provided by ancillary services.
Including patients and significant others (SO)/families in developing an individualized plan of care.
Education of patients/SO/families to their disease process and plan of care.
Serves as patient advocate and responsible for providing care to critical patients that require a higher acuity of care.
Provide care to patients requiring treatment of any medical, surgical, or other condition.
Embrace and uphold the hospital mission statement.
Educate patients and families to their disease process and plan of care.
Interact with physicians and other departments within the hospital.
Coordinate care provided by ancillary services.
Act as the patient advocate.
Participate in staff meetings and other unit activities.