RN - Patient Care II - 7 North (Neuro) - FT - Nights - $10K Sign on Bonus - MRH
Summary
Provides direct patient care in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.
Responsibilities
- Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel.
- May precept student nurses and new hires.
- Collaborates across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including disposition, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
- Evaluates learning needs of patient and family and provides patient and family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
- Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources.
- Monitors, documents, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
Competencies
- Accountability
- Customer Service
- Development and Implementation of Plan of Care
- Knowledge of Disease Process
- Organization Skills
- Patient and Family Centered Care
- Patient Safety - Nursing
- Problem Solving - Patient Care
- Responding to Change
- Standards of Behavior
Education and Certification Requirements
Required: Accredited Program: Nursing (Required)
Certifications:
- BLS American Heart E-Card (BLS AHA ECARD) - American Heart Association
- BLS American Heart RQI E-Card (BLS AHA-RQI ECARD) - American Heart Association
- BLS Cert American Heart_non ecard (BLS AHA) - American Heart Association
- BLS Certification Grace (BLS GRACE) - Employee Grace Period for Essential Credential
- BLS Cert Red Cross (BLS RC) - Red Cross
- Registered Nurse Compact License (RN LICENSE COMPACT) - Compact RN Multistate
- Registered Nurse License (RN LICENSE) - State of Florida
Additional Job Information
Complexity of Work: Department specific credentials - ONCC Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Certificate required for those RNs administering chemotherapy. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required for ICU, ED, PACU, Endo, Tele, OB, MHN Pre-Op and Specialty Procedural areas. PALS required for Pediatric areas with the exception of NICU. Certification in Fetal Monitoring through National Credential Center or through AWOHNN (Intermediate or Advanced) for L&D RNs. Newly licensed RNs have 6 months to obtain ACLS and/or PALS, and Fetal Monitoring if L&D. If RN is coming from a non-pediatric background, it is required to obtain PALS within 30 days of taking the position. For added clarification, see Mandatory Education Requirements Grid.
Required Work Experience: One (1) year of RN work experience
Other Information: RN Fellowship Program requires one (1) year of RN independent practice not inclusive of nurse orientation. RN Fellowship specialties require ACLS and BLS certifications.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
- Bending and Stooping: 80%
- Climbing: 40%
- Keyboard Entry: 80%
- Kneeling: 60%
- Lifting/Carrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater: 80%
- Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient: 80%
- Lifting or Carrying 25 - 75 lbs Non-Patient: 40%
- Lifting or Carrying > 75 lbs Non-Patient: 0%
- Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient: 80%
- Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient: 80%
- Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient: 80%
- Reaching: 80%
- Repetitive Movement Foot/Leg: 40%
- Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm: 80%
- Running: 40%
- Sitting: 60%
- Squatting: 80%
- Standing: 80%
- Walking: 80%
- Audible Speech: 80%
- Hearing Acuity: 80%
- Smelling Acuity: 40%
- Taste Discrimination: 0%
- Depth Perception: 80%
- Distinguish Color: 80%
- Seeing - Far: 80%
- Seeing - Near: 80%
- Bio hazardous Waste: 80%
- Biological Hazards - Respiratory: 80%
- Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion: 80%
- Blood and/or Bodily Fluids: 80%
- Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens: 80%
- Asbestos: 0%
- Cytotoxic Chemicals: 60%
- Dust: 60%
- Gas/Vapors/Fumes: 80%
- Hazardous Chemicals: 80%
- Hazardous Medication: 80%
- Latex: 0%
- Computer Monitor: 80%
- Domestic Animals: 40%
- Extreme Heat/Cold: 0%
- Fire Risk: 40%
- Hazardous Noise: 0%
- Heating Devices: 40%
- Hypoxia: 0%
- Laser/High Intensity Lights: 0%
- Magnetic Fields: 40%
- Moving Mechanical Parts: 40%
- Needles/Sharp Objects: 80%
- Potential Electric Shock: 40%
- Potential for Physical Assault: 40%
- Radiation: 0%
- Sudden Decompression During Flights: 0%
- Unprotected Heights: 0%
- Wet or Slippery Surfaces: 60%
Shift: Nights