Nurse RN | 8 East Oncology | FT Nights

UF Health; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health in Gainesville is seeking a Registered Nurse to assess patients, plan and implement care, and evaluate outcomes to achieve optimal health results.

You will supervise licensed practical nurses and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure continuous, high-quality patient care in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• BSN degree required or preferred at hire; licensure to practice as a registered nurse in Florida.
• Professional nursing board certification preferred at time of hire; must obtain BSN within three years if hired without one.
• Certification required after two years if not already obtained (where applicable).

Responsibilities

• Identify patient health alterations and respond with appropriate nursing interventions.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Coordinate care with the health care team and supervise licensed staff as needed.

Education

BSN

Job description

Overview

The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for identifying the patient's alterations in health, assessing the patient's human response to actual and potential health problems, implementing nursing interventions based on theoretical concepts from nursing and other arts and sciences and evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions to achieve optimal patient outcomes.Whenever possible, the patient, the family or those significant to the patient are an integral part of the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation efforts of the Registered Nurse.The Registered Nurse is responsible to supervise/direct care provided by Licensed Practical Nurses and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel. The Registered Nurse is responsible to assign/delegate care to other qualified members of the health care team. The RN coordinates care between other professional disciplines as needed.Unit-based activities which contribute to a positive work and professional environment are performed.The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates care to achieve the organizations mission of excellent patient care and nursings vision of setting a new standard of excellence in autonomous and accountable nursing practice committed to patient advocacy and innovative patient care in a climate of trust and collaboration.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:BSN and professional nursing board certification preferred at time of hire.All nurses hired after April 30, 2014 without a BSN will be required to obtain a BSN within three years of hire.All nurses hired after June 30, 2011 without a professional nursing board certification will be required to obtain a professional nursing board certification after two years of hire or at the certification eligibility date for those certifications requiring more than two years of experience.Motor Vehicle Operator Designation:Employees in this position:Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purposeNOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job.Licensure/Certification/Registration:Current RN license in the State of Florida