RN SPCU Winter Park
Location: Winter Park Florida
Description: Florida Hospital is hiring RN SPCU Winter Park right now, this vacancy will be placed in Florida. More details about this vacancy opportunity kindly read the description below. Surgical PCU RN- Winter Park
Florida Hospital Winter Park Memorial seeks to hire a Surgical PCU RN who will embrace our mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ.
Facility Profile
Nestled among the oak-shaded, brick-paved streets of one of the most picturesque hometowns in the country, Winter Park Memorial Hospital has continuously served the residents of Winter Park and its surrounding communities for ! more than 50 years.
Chartered in 1951, the hospital has grown from the visionary efforts of a handful of Winter Park residents and community leaders, to a 307-bed acute care facility that is a model of community health and wellness. Over the years the hospital has continually expanded to meet the needs of the community, adding an upscale obstetrics and Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at The Dr. P. Phillips Baby Place, cancer care at the Florida Hospital Cancer Institute, Winter Park, and state-of-the-art surgery, recovery and rehabilitation at the Florida Hospital Orthopaedic Institute. Together with the community we serve, we're building a model of community health and wellness for generations to come.
Department Profile
Our Critical Care team is diverse in talent and culture, working across several sophisticated subspecialties with a focus on excellence in holistic caring. The ICU cares for patients requiring hemodynamic and cardiac monito! ring, and other intensive treatments such as acute ventilatory! support and continuous vasoactive infusions. Monitoring includes central venous pressure, pulmonary artery catheters, arterial lines, cardiac monitors and pulse oximetry. Patients on the 19-bed Progressive Care Unit have from diagnoses of CHF, pneumonia and abdominal pain (most with comorbidities). The PCU will also handle post-op patients who need telemetry. The 36-bed Surgical PCU treats adults diagnosed with chest pain, CHF, pneumonia or abdominal pain (often with comorbidities). The unit also sees post-op patients that are in need of higher levels of care. The Medical PCU is 36-bed unit that works with high-turnover adult and geriatric patients.
Work Hours/Shifts
7p-7a/Night Shift
Job Summary
As a Surgical PCU RN with Winter Park, you will make providing service your priority while caring for the whole person in a faith-based atmosphere. The RN is a registered professional nurse who is responsible for providing and supervising direct! and indirect total nursing care responsibilities to identified age specific groups. Utilizing the nursing process (assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating) in achieving the goals of the nursing department. For job class codes GRN and R120, graduates nurses and experienced nurses entering a training program will be under the direct supervision of a preceptor for all principal duties and responsibilities during the training program with eventual transition to independent practice after successful training program completion. Adheres to the Florida Hospital Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state and federal agencies and accrediting bodies. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.
Knowledge, Skills, Education and Experience Required
- Graduate of a school of nursing.
- For Graduate R! egistered Nurse (GRN), graduate of a school of nursing.
- Bachel! or’s degree in nursing (Preferred)
- American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
And
- AHA Advanced life support certification (ACLS, PALS, NRP) per specialty/unit requirements
- If certification is from another agency, certification from AHA must be obtained by 90 day evaluation.
- EKG, ACLS, PALS, NRP (based on patient population; See document EKG and Advanced Life Support Requirements) (Preferred)
- Current registration with Florida State Board of Nursing as a registered professional nurse
- Graduate professional nurses who do not have an authorization to test (seating pass) will have a limited scope of practice as outlined in General Nursing orientation
- Professional Certification (Prefer! red)
Demonstrates through behavior Florida Hospital’s Core Values of Integrity, Compassion, Balance, Excellence, Stewardship and Teamwork as outlined in the organization’s Performance Excellence Program.
- NURSING PROCESS: Completes timely assessments per Practice Guidelines including physiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural, spiritual and life-style factors, including signs of abuse or neglect. Makes appropriate decisions and interventions and nursing diagnosis according to patients actual or potential health conditions or needs. (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2012)
- NURSING PROCESS: Based on the assessment and diagnosis, sets measurable and achievable short and long-range goals for the patient (ANA, 2012), assisting in the development and implementation of an individualized plan of care. Prioritizes and completes follow up assessments, evaluates and modifies plan of care as need. N! ursing practice reflects mutual goal setting and whole person care incl! uding meeting the needs of the mind, body and spirit. (King, 1995)
- NURSING KNOWLEDGE: Demonstrates the ability to assess and interpret diagnostic data relative to patient age and condition, including, but not limited to lab results, non-invasive monitoring data and interdisciplinary team notes. Nursing practice reflects the application of knowledge and skills pertaining to all diagnoses, procedures, medications, complications, and equipment associated with unit patient population.
- PATIENT SAFETY: Nursing practice reflects the application of knowledge, skill and adherence to all pertinent regulatory standards. Follows strict infection prevention precautions. Adheres to policy and procedure regarding all aspects of medication safety. Practice reflects importance of patient teaching and takes advantage of opportunities, both planned and unplanned, to carry it out in accordance with plan of care.
- COMMUNICATION: Promotes an exceptional patient experien! ce by abiding to compassion and image standards and fostering excellent nurse-patient relationships through effective/therapeutic communication with the patient, family, and visitors, including but not limited to and as applicable, hourly rounding. Exhibits ability to utilize appropriate techniques, verbiage, and resources in all interactions with the patient to their level of understanding. Communicates effectively with interdisciplinary team by completing thorough hand off communication in all situations. Follows chain of command when appropriate.
- DOCUMENTATION: Demonstrates knowledge and skill in the recording and accessing of all patient information in electronic medical record according to policy and in real time. Performs appropriate and legible documentation, recording all procedures and assessments within established timeframes, and in accordance with standards of care, departmental policy and practice guidelines.
- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Abides b! y American Nurses Association Scope, Standards and Code of Ethics. Part! icipates in practice changes, process improvement initiatives and completes all required education by the due date. Supports quality standards and initiatives set by the department. Exhibits desire to learn, teach and advance nursing skills.
Job Keywords: PCU Nurse, PCU Nursing, PCU RN, Progressive Care Unit Nurse, Step Down Nurse, Step Down Nursing, Nurse Telemetry
Position Location
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Winter Park
Job
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Nursing
Organization
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Florida Hospital
Primary Location
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US-FL-Winter Park
Schedule
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Full-time
Shift
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Night
Job Level
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Staff / Asso! ciate
Education Level
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Associate's Degree
Travel
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No
Job Posting
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Feb 24, 2014, 8:12:48 AM
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This vacancy starts available on: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:49:52 GMT