Nurse Leader: Quality Patient Care & Education

Health First; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Health First is seeking a nurse to provide Quality/No Harm, Customer Service and Stewardship by leading assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care per nursing standards. Responsibilities include documentation, delegation, team communication, and interdisciplinary care coordination in a Florida facility.

The role requires current Florida RN licensure, BLS, and preferred BSN with orthopedic experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of professional nursing.
• Associate Degree in Nursing or Nursing Diploma required.
• BSN highly preferred.
• Current Florida RN licensure or endorsement.
• Must hold current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date.
• Acute care orthopedic experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates effective medication administration provided to patients as evidenced by Preceptor Observation Tool, Skills Fair Demonstration, and Clinical Practice.
• Demonstrates appropriate delegation and supervision of patient care activities within the healthcare setting.
• Demonstrates effective communication with other members of the healthcare team and promotes effective team functioning.
• Utilizes Health First computer systems with regards to order entry, order inquiry, and patient care documentation.
• Demonstrates effective and safe clinical practice as evidenced by Skills Fair demonstration, completion of yearly Competency Assessment, and Age Specific Checklist.
• Coordinates interdisciplinary plan of care based on current evidence based practice.
• Documents all nursing care, change in condition, response to therapy, treatments, procedures and referrals on patient record to meet standards.
• Demonstrates dependability, reliability and flexibility.
• Uses and cares for equipment and supplies economically.
• Provides patient, family, and/or caregiver education as directed by the plan of care.
• Provides service to patients and families with sensitivity and respect for their needs, expectations, age, cultural, and individual differences.
• Contributes to the patient experience as evidenced by positive patient satisfaction scores and HCAHPs scores for department/medical center and/or written compliments by patients/others as well as consistent performance of purposeful hourly rounding and bedside shift report.

Skills

Medication administration

Team communication

Documentation

Clinical assessment

Patient education

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Nursing Diploma

BSN preferred

Job description

Health First is seeking a nurse to provide Quality/No Harm, Customer Service and Stewardship by leading assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care per nursing standards. Responsibilities include documentation, delegation, team communication, and interdisciplinary care coordination in a Florida facility.

The role requires current Florida RN licensure, BLS, and preferred BSN with orthopedic experience.