Registered Nurse - Mother Baby (Nights)

About the Role

Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, located on the downtown Orlando campus, provides specialized care covering all facets of women's health, including comprehensive gynecological services, minimally invasive surgeries, obstetrics, and high-risk pregnancies and births. The hospital is Magnet-recognized for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care, certified in perinatal care by The Joint Commission, and welcomes nearly 14,000 babies each year. With 350 beds, including 142 neonatal intensive care beds, it is one of the largest NICUs under one roof in the country.

The Mother Baby Units at Winnie Palmer Hospital are dedicated to providing the highest quality of care for mothers and newborn infants from admission to discharge, utilizing a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach in a breastfeeding-friendly environment.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient’s needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses.
• Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attaining expected outcomes.
• Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers.
• Functions as a patient and family advocate.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician.
• Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the unit/department.
• Serves as a role model for staff and supports the hospital and nursing department’s goals and strategies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assessing data reflective of the patient’s status to identify age-specific needs.
• Coordinates care and delegates as appropriate to other team members for a defined group of patients.
• Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner, including assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.
• Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and use of patient care/unit equipment as defined by unit/department-specific requisite skills.
• Prioritizes patient care in accordance with Evidence-Based Practice Standards of Care.
• Practices effective problem identification and resolution.
• Delegates tasks and duties to healthcare team members based on patient needs and team member capabilities.
• Communicates appropriate information regarding patient condition or unit concerns to other health care team members.
• Demonstrates caring practices by providing a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families.
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights.
• Collaborates with the education department and nursing leadership to transition and support new team members and/or students.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies and federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Contributes to the knowledge and skills of others and the continuous improvement of healthcare practice and organizational outcomes.
• Participates in and may lead unit-level and/or organizational-level committees for nursing practice and performance improvement.
• Participates in department and organizational peer review, mentoring, and coaching regarding professional practice or role performance.
• Practices efficient use of supplies and maintains a clean, safe, and organized work area.
• Attends staff development in-services, department meetings, and/or nursing committee meetings.
• Partners with the nursing leadership team to identify professional development needs.
• Assumes responsibility for one’s own professional development and continuing education.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department.

Qualifications

• Maintains current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
• ACLS, NRP, PALS, or TNCC certifications are required for certain areas; NRP is specifically required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Schedule

Nights / Variable Full Time (VFT)