Nurse Intern - Progressive Care Unit at Lake Mary Hospital

Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital represents Orlando Health’s continued commitment to the Seminole County community, which we have proudly served for 40 years. As a comprehensive acute care facility, the hospital offers a full scope of medical and surgical services, including cardiovascular, general surgery, orthopedics, and women’s services with labor and delivery, alongside a future NICU. Opening with 124 beds, the 455,000 square foot hospital will be able to expand to up to 240 beds.

About the Facility

• State-of-the-art operating rooms, catheterization labs, interventional radiology, a vascular lab, an ICU, and a full-service emergency department
• Six private labor and delivery suites with hydrotherapy tubs, showers, recliners, adjustable beds with squat bars, wireless and waterproof heart rate monitors for mom and baby, smart boards integrating Epic patient and nurse information, WiFi, and televisions
• Center for Women and Babies
• Six state-of-the-art operating rooms
• Three catheterization labs with a dedicated interventional radiology and vascular lab
• Comprehensive cardiovascular care
• 16 ICU beds
• Observation unit
• Imaging and lab services
• Orlando Health Scripts pharmacy
• Dining and café
• Chapel

Benefits

• Benefits package begins on day one (Full-Time & Part-Time only)
• Flexible schedules
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,000 a year

Responsibilities

• Provides routine treatments and interventions consistent with the educational level and skills learned in the academic environment and demonstrated competency through Orlando Health
• Performs advanced skills after achievement of demonstrated competencies such as:
  • Nasogastric tube irrigation, suctioning, and removal
  • Wound irrigation
  • Complex dressing change without packing of wounds
  • Maintenance of enteral tube feeding (Dobhoff, Nasogastric, and Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy)
• Performs increase or continuous visual observation for Baker Act, behavioral health, and suicide risk patients as assigned
• Assists patients with hygiene, mobility, and nutritional needs
• Maintains safety and security of patients, families, self, and other members of the healthcare team
• Utilizes the Safe Patient Room Environment Checklist with change of staff or transfer of care as part of handoff for Baker Act, behavioral health, and suicide risk patients
• Assures patient privacy, rights, and confidentiality
• Follows standard precautions, adheres to hand hygiene and PPE procedures
• Communicates appropriate information regarding the patient’s condition to the registered nurse (RN) and other members of the healthcare team
• Participates in handoff report and purposeful hourly rounding on patients
• Documents information according to Orlando Health specific policies and guidelines
• Transports and assists patients through the admission and discharge process
• Transports Baker Act, behavioral health, and suicide risk patients to diagnostic testing and procedures
• Maintains a safe and clean environment
• Provides exceptional service and care to all patients, families, customers, and team members
• Transports and delivers items, equipment, blood products, and medications (excluding substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility
• Receives and processes incoming calls, patient calls, and guest requests
• May have limited access to areas storing medications
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures
• Completes all mandatory training
• Participates in nursing Performance Improvement (PI) activities as assigned
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patient rights, and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the population of patients served on assigned unit
• Possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to age-specific needs
• Provides the care needed as described in Orlando Health’s policies and procedures
• Consistently uses time and resources effectively and efficiently
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Nursing student currently enrolled in a nursing program at a college or university
• Successful completion of fundamentals nursing course
• Proof of continued enrollment in a pre-licensure, professional nursing program with no break in enrollment to exceed one year
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare provider certification

Schedule

Night shift, 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM