Nurse Hospital Care - Surgery RN

Registered Nurse, Acute Care Unit

The Registered Nurse (RN) 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.

About Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital: Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital is a comprehensive tertiary care facility that has been serving St. Petersburg and the surrounding communities for more than 100 years. It is a 480-bed teaching medical center with nationally recognized care across emergency medicine, cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, women's services, and advanced surgical specialties. The hospital's Level II Trauma Center is the only adult trauma center in Pinellas County and, in partnership with Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, is one of Florida's 13 state-certified Level III Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Centers. A commitment to quality has earned the hospital recognition with a USA Today Top Workplaces award for 2025 and an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. Bayfront Hospital is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida's east to west coasts. As part of the Orlando Health system, Bayfront combines the resources of a leading regional healthcare network with the personalized, community?focused care that has defined the hospital for generations.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. Education/Training: Graduate of an approved school of nursing. Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department.

Maintains current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license. Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.

Experience: 1 year of RN experience required.

Assess patient's needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses.

Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers.

Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned.

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, assesses the data reflective of the patient's status, and interprets the necessary information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs.

Coordinates the care and delegates as appropriate to other team members on a defined group of patients.

Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards.

Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and use of patient care/unit equipment as defined by unit/department-specific requisite skills.

Prioritizes patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with Evidence-Based Practice Standards of Care.

Delegates tasks and duties to healthcare team members in accordance with the patient's needs and the team member's capabilities and qualifications.

Communicates appropriate information regarding patient condition or unit concerns to other health care team members.

Demonstrates awareness of legal issues and patients' rights.

Collaborates with the education department and nursing leadership team to effectively transition and support new team members and/or students.

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.

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