RN - Emergency Services

Nemours Children's Health•Orlando, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Nemours is hiring a Registered Nurse for Emergency Services at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Florida. This position is scheduled for 36 hours per week, with night (9 p.m.–9 a.m.) and midshift (1 p.m.–1 a.m.) options. The nurse implements the patient care delivery model for patients and their families, providing professional nursing care that includes assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, health teaching, medication administration, and supervision or teaching of other personnel. The role uses clinical judgment and evidence-based practice to respond to changing patient needs, collaborates with patients, families, and multidisciplinary colleagues, and supports safe, compassionate, culturally responsive care. The nurse also contributes to clinical inquiry, advocacy, ethical practice, organizational improvement, and learning for patients, families, colleagues, and the community. Nemours Children’s Hospital is a 100-bed pediatric hospital in Orlando with a 24-hour emergency department designed for children and outpatient specialty clinics. Nemours Children’s Health is a nonprofit pediatric health system providing clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention across six states.

Requirements

Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required.
Active Florida or multistate RN license required.
At least 6 months of RN experience required.
Valid American Heart Association BLS certification before the employment start date; certification must remain valid for 90 days after the start date.
Valid American Heart Association PALS and ACLS certifications before the employment start date.

Nice To Haves

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

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.
Use policies, procedures, guidelines, and reliable methods to make clinical practice decisions.
Independently develop, implement, evaluate, and modify clinical practice using nursing knowledge, critical thinking, and nursing skills.
Collect and interpret complex patient data and clinical events to make decisions responsive to individual patient and family needs.
Recognize and respond to changing clinical situations, using sound judgment based on the overall clinical picture.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues, seek expert consultation, and delegate appropriately using evidence-based guidelines.
Identify clinical questions, seek resources and learning opportunities, participate in research, and implement evidence-based practice changes.
Create a safe, compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment; promote comfort and healing and prevent unnecessary suffering.
Build professional, trusting relationships with patients and families while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
Provide patient- and family-centered care that respects cultural, spiritual, gender, linguistic, socioeconomic, developmental, and other differences.
Communicate effectively to meet patient and family health literacy needs and protect confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights.
Advocate for patients, families, and associates; support ethical decision-making and initiate ethics consultation when appropriate.
Participate in team discussions, nursing and hospital governance, committees, and initiatives to improve practice and patient outcomes.
Use resources to provide safe, effective, and financially responsible nursing services; contribute to standards, policies, and procedures.
Assess learning readiness, identify educational needs, provide and evaluate teaching, and seek mentorship for professional growth.
Serve as a mentor, coach, or preceptor based on unit needs and individual preferences or abilities.