RN - FED WESTLAKE PER DIEM

UHS•Westlake, FL

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Wellington Regional Medical Center is seeking a Per Diem Registered Nurse (RN) for their Freestanding ER in Westlake, Florida. Wellington Regional Medical Center is a 235-bed acute care hospital committed to providing high-quality healthcare services and fostering an environment of compassion, teamwork, innovation, and professional growth. They emphasize service excellence, patient-centered care, and a commitment to safety, aiming for zero preventable harm. The nursing teams utilize a top-of-license approach, and the hospital is part of Universal Health Services (UHS), a large healthcare organization offering opportunities for career advancement, continuing education, and skills diversification. UHS is recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune and is listed in Forbes' ranking of America's Largest Public Companies.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited or NLN-approved RN program.
Requires a minimum of 2 years emergency room experience.
BLS, ACLS, PALS (current upon hire)
TNCC (within 6 months of hire)
Current Florida nursing license.
Must successfully pass any pre-employment assessment(s) required by the facility.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
One to three years supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assumes shift responsibility and accountability for the planning and provision of direct and indirect nursing care to the patient, family, care partner and appropriate others.
Coordinates multi-disciplinary team members, directs and facilitates nursing staff in obtaining safe, optimal health care outcomes.
Supports activities that meet the facility vision, mission and goals.
Provides professional leadership and support to the healthcare team.
The concepts of Patient Centered Care will provide the foundation for all nursing care.
Demonstrates Service Excellence standards at all times.
Recognizes the signs and symptoms of stroke and calling a stroke alert overhead.
Verbalizes stroke alert process.
Performs all roles and responsibilities of the ED nurse and responds to Inpatient Stroke Alerts.
Assists the ED physician with patient evaluation, assists the ICU nurse with initiation of thrombolytic therapy (mixing, administration and monitoring) and preparation of patient for Endovascular treatment as indicated.
Performs NIHSS and bedside swallow, assists with telemedicine consult and physician examination/evaluation of thrombolytic therapy inclusion/exclusion criteria, mixing and administration of thrombolytic therapy if patient deemed a candidate, preparation of patient for Endovascular treatment as indicated, assumes patient care while in the Emergency Department.
Maintains currency in stroke knowledge by completing the NIHSS training and a minimum of 8 hours of stroke related training annually.