Overview:
Registered Nurse – Position Summary
The Registered Professional Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care by assessing patients, identifying actual and potential health concerns, implementing appropriate nursing interventions, and evaluating outcomes to ensure optimal patient care.
Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities
- Assess patients for actual and potential alterations in health.
- Develop and implement appropriate nursing interventions based on patient needs.
- Evaluate patient responses and modify interventions as necessary to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Involve patients, families, and significant others in the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care whenever possible.
- Supervise and direct care provided by Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAPs).
- Assign and delegate care to qualified members of the healthcare team.
- Coordinate care with other professional disciplines to support continuity and quality of care.
- Participate in unit-based activities that promote a positive and professional work environment.
- Advocate for patients and demonstrate autonomous and accountable nursing practice.
- Support the organization’s mission of excellent patient care through collaboration, innovation, trust, and professional nursing excellence.
Qualifications:
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements
Education
- BSN preferred at time of hire.
- Nurses hired without a BSN must obtain a BSN within three (3) years of hire.
Experience
- No specific minimum years of nursing experience stated.
Licensure
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Florida required.
Professional Certification
- Professional nursing board certification preferred at time of hire.
- Nurses hired without board certification must obtain certification:
- Within two (2) years of hire, or
- At the certification eligibility date if the certification requires more than two years of experience.
Motor Vehicle Requirement
- This position does not require operating a vehicle for an assigned business purpose.