Registered Nurse - Trauma ICU - Bayfront Hospital

Bayfront Health•Saint Petersburg, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Trauma ICU administers care to hospital or inpatient patients with advanced illnesses or injuries requiring timely, intensive, and complex care to stabilize and support their medical conditions. The role involves caring for patients in a setting with a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio and a highly trained team with advanced skills. The nurse assesses and monitors patients, anticipates and responds to changing conditions, provides evidence-based interventions, develops and evaluates individualized plans of care, and documents care in accordance with required and regulatory standards. The position also coordinates and delegates care, collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams, advocates for patients and families, and contributes to staff development and continuous improvement of nursing practice.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
Meet Orlando Health and unit or department mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements.
Maintain a current Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
Maintain current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
Have a minimum of one year of RN experience.

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 requiring complex assessment, therapies, high-intensity interventions, and continuous nursing vigilance.
Use assessment information to anticipate and respond to changing patient conditions.
Prioritize information and take timely, evidence-based, patient-focused action.
Monitor and adjust specialized patient equipment and interpret and record electronic displays, including intracranial, central venous, and pulmonary artery pressures and cardiac rhythms.
Respond to life-threatening situations according to nursing standards and protocols.
Observe, monitor, and assess patients; identify serious situations and contact a physician or take planned emergency measures when a physician is unavailable.
Assess patient needs; develop and revise individualized plans of care; and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
Build respectful relationships with team members and customers, and act as a patient and family advocate.
Provide age-appropriate care using advanced knowledge and skills relevant to the assigned unit or department.
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 the unit or department.
Model professional practice and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
Apply knowledge of growth and development across the life span to assess and address age-specific patient needs.
Coordinate care and delegate appropriately for a defined group of patients.
Document assessments, education, medication administration, treatments, patient safety, and other care consistently and in compliance with required and regulatory standards.
Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and use of unit or patient-care equipment.
Prioritize care in accordance with evidence-based practice standards.
Identify and resolve problems effectively.
Delegate tasks according to patient needs and team members’ capabilities and qualifications.
Communicate relevant patient-condition and unit information to healthcare team members.
Provide a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and families.
Remain aware of legal issues and patients’ rights.
Work with the education department and nursing leadership to transition and support new team members and students.
Maintain reasonably regular and punctual attendance and comply with Orlando Health policies and applicable standards.
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, and organized work area.
Attend staff-development in-services, department meetings, and/or nursing committee meetings.
Work with nursing leadership to identify professional-development needs and take responsibility for professional development and continuing education.
Perform other assigned duties.