Registered Nurse - MPCU at Gulf Coast Medical Center
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides safe patient care and documentation through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role involves clinical practice, teaching, research, leadership, and professional development, using critical thinking, management, problem-solving, and urgency differentiation. The nurse directs and coordinates care according to American Nurses Association standards, the Florida Nurse Practice Act, and other applicable regulatory standards. The nurse collaborates with other professional disciplines to support effective care delivery and desired patient outcomes, incorporates patients’ ages and cultural diversity into care, and contributes to quality nursing care through customer service and performance improvement. The practice is guided by the nursing code of ethics. This full-time position is with the Medical Progressive Care Unit (MPCU) at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Florida, on the day shift.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
- At least one year of current RN experience in an acute care setting.
- Successfully complete the competency assessment.
- Current Florida nursing license.
- American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, current for at least 90 days after the hire date.
- Communication, interpersonal, basic computer, and customer service skills.
Nice To Haves
- Associate or bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
Responsibilities
- Deliver and document safe patient care through assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Use critical thinking, management, problem-solving, and urgency differentiation in clinical, teaching, research, leadership, and professional development responsibilities.
- Direct and coordinate nursing care in accordance with established clinical nursing practice standards, the Florida Nurse Practice Act, and other regulatory standards.
- Collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care and desired patient outcomes.
- Incorporate patients’ age and cultural diversity into the provision of care.
- Contribute to quality nursing care through excellent customer service and performance improvement techniques.
- Support the organization’s vision and mission and follow the nursing code of ethics.
Benefits
- Comprehensive and affordable benefits, including family coverage.
- Retirement match.
- Education assistance.
- Professional career ladder and opportunities for advancement.
- $3 per hour day-shift differential starting at 3 p.m.
- $7,000 relocation bonus for qualified candidates.
- Housing allowance of $1,800 per month for the first three months for candidates relocating from 50 or more miles away.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
