Registered Nurse - Nights - Emergency Room

Orlando Health•Saint Cloud, FL

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides emergency-room nursing care to patients requiring complex assessment, therapies, high-intensity interventions, and continuous nursing vigilance. The nurse uses assessment data to anticipate and respond to rapidly changing conditions, prioritizes evidence-based patient-focused actions, monitors specialized equipment, responds to life-saving situations, and assesses and revises individualized plans of care. The role includes coordinating and delegating care, documenting care in accordance with regulatory standards, advocating for patients and families, and collaborating with physicians, medical staff, interdisciplinary teams, nursing leadership, and education staff. The nurse also contributes to staff development, professional practice, quality improvement, and organizational outcomes.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved, accredited school of nursing.
At least one year of experience in an emergency-room or freestanding emergency setting.
Current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
Current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.

Nice To Haves

ACLS, NRP, PALS, and TNCC are required for certain areas.
NRP is required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Responsibilities

Provide care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high-intensity interventions, and continuous nursing vigilance.
Use patient information and assessment data to anticipate and respond to changing conditions.
Prioritize information and take timely, decisive, evidence-based, patient-focused action.
Monitor and adjust specialized patient equipment and interpret and record electronic displays.
Respond to life-saving situations in accordance with nursing standards and protocols.
Observe and assess patients, recognize serious situations, and contact a physician or initiate preplanned emergency measures when needed.
Assess patient needs, develop and revise individualized plans of care, and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
Build respectful relationships with team members and customers, advocate for patients and families, and provide a compassionate therapeutic environment.
Provide age-appropriate care and apply knowledge of growth and development across the life span.
Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician.
Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams to plan and manage unit or department operations.
Model professional practice and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
Coordinate care and delegate appropriately for an assigned group of patients.
Document assessments, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety in accordance with required and regulatory standards.
Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and unit-specific patient-care equipment.
Prioritize care according to evidence-based standards and practice effective problem identification and resolution.
Delegate tasks according to patient needs and team members’ capabilities and qualifications.
Communicate patient-condition and unit-related information to healthcare team members.
Collaborate with education staff and nursing leadership to transition and support new team members and students.
Maintain regular, punctual attendance and comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Contribute to colleagues’ knowledge and skills and to continuous improvement of healthcare practice and organizational outcomes.
Participate in and potentially lead nursing practice and performance-improvement committees.
Participate in peer review, mentoring, and coaching related to professional practice or role performance.
Use supplies efficiently and maintain a clean, safe, organized work area.
Attend staff-development sessions, department meetings, and nursing committee meetings.
Work with nursing leadership to identify professional-development needs and take responsibility for continuing education.
Perform other duties as assigned.