RN, Acute Care-MEDICAL UNIT-Nights-Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital, Lakeland, FL

Orlando Health•Lakeland, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN, Acute Care administers patient care in a hospital or inpatient/observation setting where patients receive active treatment for injuries, illnesses, medical conditions, or post-intervention needs. The nurse assesses patient needs, develops and revises individualized care plans, evaluates progress toward expected outcomes, and provides care appropriate to patients’ ages and circumstances. This is a new medical unit at Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital. Strong Med-Surg, acute-care, and inpatient hospital experience of more than one year is highly preferred. The position is full-time nights, 36 hours per week, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The RN collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams, coordinates and delegates care, documents care, supports patients and families, and contributes to unit and organizational quality, education, and professional development activities. Orlando Health describes its system as including hospitals, emergency rooms, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices, and outpatient facilities across Florida, Central Alabama, and Puerto Rico. The new Lakeland Highlands Hospital is described as a seven-story, 550,000-square-foot facility with more than 300 inpatient beds, 69 emergency and observation beds, 11 operating rooms, four cardiac interventional suites, labor and delivery services, a NICU planned to open shortly after the hospital, and cardiovascular, neurology, oncology, and advanced surgical services. The posting also includes functions for the separate Hospital Care at Home program. In that program, Patient Care Hub nurses use telehealth technology to assess patients and coordinate with in-home staff; in-home nurses travel to patients’ homes, provide direct care, collaborate with the virtual team, respond to urgent needs, use virtual technology, and transport or deliver requested items, equipment, and medications, excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
Meet Orlando Health and unit/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.
At least one year of experience is required unless approved by an AVP or above.
For Hospital Care at Home, two years of acute-care nursing experience are required.
For Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing, possess a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to travel for job duties.
Strong experience in Med-Surg, acute care, and inpatient hospital care is highly preferred; more than one year of such experience is preferred.
ACLS, NRP, PALS, and TNCC are required in certain areas; NRP is required for the NICU.

Nice To Haves

Strong Med-Surg, acute-care, and inpatient hospital experience of more than one year.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ needs; develop or revise individualized plans of care based on patient needs and responses; and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
Provide care appropriate to the ages and needs of patients served on the assigned unit or department, using knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
Act as a patient and family advocate and provide a compassionate, therapeutic environment.
Coordinate care for a defined group of patients and delegate tasks in accordance with patient needs and team members’ capabilities and qualifications.
Collaborate and communicate with medical staff, interdisciplinary teams, nursing leadership, and other healthcare team members to plan and manage care and address patient or unit concerns.
Document patient assessments, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety in accordance with required and regulatory standards.
Prioritize patient care according to evidence-based standards and use effective problem identification and resolution.
Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and use of patient care and unit equipment.
Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician, as appropriate.
Model professional practice and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
Work with education and nursing leadership to support new team members and students.
Contribute to nursing knowledge and continuous improvement of healthcare quality and organizational outcomes.
Participate in and potentially lead nursing practice and performance-improvement committees; participate in peer review, mentoring, and coaching.
Use supplies efficiently and maintain a clean, safe, organized work area; attend staff development, department, and nursing committee meetings.
Identify professional development needs with nursing leadership and take responsibility for professional development and continuing education.
Maintain regular, punctual attendance and comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
For Hospital Care at Home Patient Care Hub functions: use telehealth technology to assess patients, develop and revise care plans, conduct virtual visits, identify symptoms, apply critical thinking, escalate potential decompensation, and collaborate with in-home clinical and support staff.
For Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing functions: travel to and enter patient homes, provide direct care, contribute to individualized care plans, collaborate with the virtual Patient Care Hub team, address urgent or emergent needs as directed, work autonomously, connect with the Hub using in-home virtual technology, and transport or deliver requested items, equipment, and medications except controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs.
Perform other duties as assigned.