Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical PCU (Day Shift, Full-Time)

Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital Opening Team

Join us in shaping the future of healthcare in Polk County as part of the Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital opening team and share in the privilege of saying you were there from the very beginning. Orlando Health Watson Clinic is expanding access to award-winning specialty care for patients in Polk County and beyond.

Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital – a state-of-the-art, seven-story, multi-specialty hospital – will serve as a vital 550,000 square-foot healthcare hub offering:

• 300+ inpatient beds and 69 emergency and observation beds
• 11 operating rooms and four cardiac interventional suites
• Dedicated labor and delivery services – including a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) that will debut shortly after the hospital opens
• Comprehensive cardiovascular, neurology, and oncology services
• Advanced surgical procedures

Benefits that begin on Day 1:

• Four (4) weeks paid parental leave
• Debt-free degrees through our Preferred Education Program
• Tuition reimbursement and loan repayment programs
• Back-up childcare and elder care
• Fertility benefits and adoption assistance
• NCLEX reimbursement
• Free NCPDs for RN license
• Free Kaplan review courses
• Dedicated RN career counselor and GN Coordinators to develop you
• Specialty certifications reimbursement
• And more!

Position Summary: RN-Acute Care

The RN-Acute Care administers patient care in an area in a hospital or inpatient/observation setting where an acute care patient receives active treatment for an injury, episode of illness, a medical condition, or post intervention with assessment.

Responsibilities:

• Assess patient's needs and develop/revise an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses.
• Respect diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers.
• Function as a patient and family advocate.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit/department.
• Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician.
• Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the unit/department.
• Serve as a role model for staff and support the hospital and nursing department's goals and strategies.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assess the data reflective of the patient's status, and interpret the necessary information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age specific needs.
• Coordinate the care and delegate as appropriate to other team members on a defined group of patients.
• Document patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards.
• Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and use of patient care/unit equipment as defined by unit/department-specific requisite skills.
• Prioritize patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with Evidence-Based Practice Standards of Care.
• Practice effective problem identification and resolution.
• Delegate tasks and duties to health care team members in accordance with the patient's needs and the team member's capabilities and qualifications.
• Communicate appropriate information regarding patient condition or unit concerns to other health care team members.
• Demonstrate caring practices by providing a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families.
• Demonstrate awareness of legal issues and patients' rights.
• Collaborate with the education department and nursing leadership team to effectively transition and support new team members and/or students.
• Maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintain compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

• The professional nurse contributes to the knowledge and skills of others, and the continuous improvement of the quality of health care practice and organizational outcomes.
• Participate and may lead unit level and/or organizational level committees of nursing practice and performance improvement.
• Participate in department and organizational peer review, mentoring, and coaching regarding professional practice or role performance.
• Practice efficient use of supplies and maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area.
• Attend staff development in-services, department meetings, and/or nursing committee meetings.
• Partner with the nursing leadership team to identify professional development needs.
• Assume responsibility for one's own professional development and continuing education.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Hospital Care at Home (Program Functions – Patient Care Hub)

• Administers patient care within the virtual hospital setting, Patient Care Hub, where an acute care patient receives active treatment for an injury, episode of illness, a medical condition, or post intervention with assessment.
• Assess through the use of TeleHealth technology the patient's needs and develop/revise an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses.
• Capable of using TeleHealth technology to conduct virtual patient care visits to our hospital at home patients; assess clinical symptoms, possess critical thinking skills and ability to escalate potential patient decompensation.
• Collaborates with the in-home clinical and support staff team to effectively support the patient care needs.

Hospital Care at Home (Program Functions – In-home Nursing)

• Administers direct patient care within the hospital at home inpatient home setting where an acute care patient receives active treatment for an injury, episode of illness, a medical condition, or post intervention with assessment.
• Assess the patient's needs and contributes to the individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses.
• Ability to travel and enter patient homes as the patient hospital at home and place of service within a specific geographical region.
• Collaborates with the virtual Patient Care Hub clinical team and support staff team to effectively deliver care to support the patient care needs.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit/department.
• Competency to address any urgent and or emergent patient needs as directed.
• Demonstrates competency to work autonomously and be productive in a hospital at home environment.
• Capable of using in-home virtual technology to connect with the Patient Care Hub and conduct virtual visits for patients in the home.
• Transports and delivers items, equipment, and medications (excluding controlled substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) as requested.

Qualifications

• Education/Training:
• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department.
• Licensure/Certification:
• Maintains current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
• ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas. NRP required for Neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU).
• Must possess a valid driver's license and has reliable transportation to travel to perform job duties for Hospital Care at Home In-home nursing.
• Experience:
• 1 year experience required unless approved by AVP level or above.
• Hospital Care at Home – Two (2) years acute care nursing experience required.