Registered Nurse - Nights - Labor Delivery - Bayfront Hospital

Bayfront Health•Saint Petersburg, FL

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides patient care in a hospital or inpatient setting for patients with advanced illnesses or injuries requiring timely, intense, and complex care to stabilize and support their medical condition. The role requires advanced nursing skills, continuous vigilance, and the ability to respond effectively to rapidly changing patient conditions. The nurse assesses patient needs, develops and revises individualized care plans, coordinates and documents care, and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams. The nurse also supports patients and families, contributes to staff development and quality improvement, and helps advance professional nursing practice.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
Meet Orlando Health and unit/department mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements.
Maintain a current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
Maintain current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
Minimum of one year of RN experience.
ACLS, NRP, PALS, and TNCC are required for certain areas; NRP is required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Nice To Haves

Labor and Delivery RN experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide complex patient assessments 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 immediate, evidence-based, patient-focused action.
Monitor and adjust specialized equipment and interpret and record electronic displays and readings.
Respond to life-saving situations according to nursing standards and protocols.
Monitor and assess patients, recognize serious situations, and contact a physician or initiate planned emergency measures as appropriate.
Assess patient needs, develop or revise individualized plans of care, and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
Build respectful relationships with team members and customers, and serve as a patient and family advocate.
Provide age-appropriate care and apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician, as applicable.
Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams to plan and manage the unit or department.
Model professional practice and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
Coordinate care for a defined group of patients and delegate appropriately to team members.
Document assessments, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety in accordance with required and regulatory standards.
Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and use of patient care and unit equipment.
Prioritize patient care in accordance with evidence-based standards of care and resolve problems effectively.
Delegate tasks according to patient needs and team members’ capabilities and qualifications.
Communicate relevant patient-condition or unit information to healthcare team members.
Provide compassionate care and a therapeutic environment for patients and families.
Observe legal requirements and respect patients’ rights.
Collaborate with education and nursing leadership to transition and support new team members and students.
Maintain punctual attendance and comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Contribute nursing knowledge and skills to improve healthcare practice and organizational outcomes.
Participate in or 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 in-services, department meetings, and/or nursing committee meetings.
Partner with nursing leadership to identify professional development needs and take responsibility for continuing education.
Perform other duties as assigned.