RN Inpatient Rehab (PART-TIME) NIGHTS

Nemours Children's Health•Orlando, FL

About The Position

Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando, Florida, is seeking a part-time night-shift Registered Nurse for its inpatient rehabilitation team. The nurse implements the patient care delivery model for patients and their families, providing professional nursing care grounded in specialized knowledge, clinical judgment, and nursing skills. Responsibilities encompass assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care; health teaching and counseling; medication and treatment administration as authorized; and supervision and teaching of personnel. The nurse uses clinical judgment and evidence-based practice to respond to patient needs, collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, advocates for patients and families, and provides safe, compassionate, culturally responsive care. The role also includes supporting learning for patients, families, colleagues, and the community, and contributing to improvements in clinical practice and patient outcomes.

Requirements

Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN).
Active Florida or multistate RN license.
At least 6 months of RN experience.
Obtain valid American Heart Association BLS certification within 30 days of hire.
Obtain valid American Heart Association PALS certification within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care, including observation, nursing diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation.
Administer medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a licensed practitioner.
Use clinical judgment, critical thinking, policies, procedures, guidelines, and evidence-based practice to make and adapt care decisions.
Collect and interpret complex patient data and respond to changing clinical situations to meet individual patient and family needs.
Collaborate with patients, families, associates, and multidisciplinary colleagues; participate in team discussions and delegate appropriately.
Create a safe, compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment that promotes comfort, healing, and patient and family coping.
Provide culturally responsive, patient- and family-centered care; communicate in ways that address health literacy needs and protect confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights.
Advocate for patients, families, and associates; help resolve ethical and clinical concerns and initiate ethics consultation when appropriate.
Participate in nursing and hospital governance, councils, committees, teams, and initiatives to improve practice and patient outcomes.
Plan and provide safe, effective, financially responsible nursing services, and contribute to the development and revision of care standards, policies, and procedures.
Identify educational needs, assess readiness to learn, provide evidence-based patient and family teaching, and evaluate its effectiveness.
Seek mentorship for professional growth and serve as a mentor, coach, or preceptor based on unit needs and individual abilities.