RN Surgical ICU at HealthPark Medical Center

Lee Health•Fort Myers, FL
•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Surgical ICU is responsible for safely delivering and documenting patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role applies critical thinking, management, problem-solving, and urgency differentiation across five areas of nursing practice: clinician, teacher, researcher, leadership, and professional development. The nurse directs and coordinates patient care according to established clinical nursing practice standards subscribed to by the American Nurses Association, the Florida Nurse Practice Act, and other regulatory standards. The role collaborates with other professional disciplines to support effective and efficient care delivery and desired patient outcomes. The nurse supports the organization’s vision and mission, considers patients’ age and cultural diversity in care, and contributes to quality nursing care through customer service and performance improvement. Nursing practice is guided by the code of ethics for nurses with interpretative statements.

Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
  • One or more years of current ICU experience as an RN.
  • 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 hire.
  • For units requiring it, American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification, current for at least 90 days after hire.
  • Communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Customer service skills.

Nice To Haves

  • Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.
  • Certification in a specialty area preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Safely deliver and document patient care through assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
  • Apply critical thinking, management, problem-solving, and urgency differentiation in the roles of clinician, teacher, researcher, leadership, and professional development.
  • Direct and coordinate patient care in accordance with established nursing practice standards, the Florida Nurse Practice Act, and other regulatory standards.
  • Collaborate with other professional disciplines to support effective, efficient care delivery and desired patient outcomes.
  • Support the organization’s vision and mission.
  • Incorporate patients’ age and cultural diversity into the provision of care.
  • Contribute to quality nursing care through customer service and performance improvement techniques that demonstrate positive patient outcomes.
  • Practice according to the nursing code of ethics with interpretative statements.
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