Nurse RN - Charge |Med-Surg| Full Time| Nights | Tower A 5th FL North Campus

UF Health; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health in Jacksonville is seeking a Registered Nurse to direct and coordinate nursing activities under the Supervisor, ensuring high-quality patient care using the Nursing Process.

You will evaluate staff, help complete projects, and maintain scheduling and orientation for new hires, all while adhering to Florida Nurse Practice Act guidelines and required certifications.

Qualifications

• Adheres to hospital and Florida Nurse Practice Act guidelines.
• Familiar with patient care equipment.

Responsibilities

• Directs, coordinates, and controls nursing activities for assigned staff.
• Assists Supervisor in evaluating staff and completing projects.
• Provides patient care using the Nursing Process for a defined group of patients.
• Assigns duties appropriate to patient age and development.
• Maintains nursing schedules and orients new employees.

Skills

Nurse practice act adherence

Patient care equipment familiarity

Education

Associate's Degree

BSN preferred/required within 3 years

Job description

Overview

Under the direct supervision of the Supervisor, directs, coordinates, and controls the nursing activities of his or her assigned staff. Assists the Supervisor in evaluation of assigned staff and in completion of assigned projects. The Registered Nurse provides care for a group of patients utilizing the Nursing Process. Assignments are performed appropriately to age and developmental level of patients being served. Responsible for maintaining nursing schedules, orientation of new employees.

Qualifications

Age of Patients Served:All Age Groups. Required Education:Associate's Degree. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. New hires effective June 14, 2017, must have a BSN degree from an accredited school of nursing within three (3) years of hire or transfer into the position or new hires or transfers into in the position between August 1, 2013 and June 13, 2017 must abide with the conditions in his or her offer letter and the verbiage in the job description signed upon hire or transfer into the position. Current employees who were hired or transferred into the position prior to August 1, 2013 will be grandfathered. Effective 07/01/2018, all current employees are required to have Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses Fetal Heart Monitoring (AWHONN FHM) Intermediate or Advanced by 07/01/2019. New hires and transfers are required to have AWHONN FHM Intermediate or Advanced within one (1) year of hire or transfer if no previous training. Applies to: 2 L&D/Women's Srvcs-North TA 650380, Labor and Delivery 653100, Prenatal Diagnostic Program 653200, Women's Acute Care Center 653500. Effective 3-1-2021, employees must recertify fetal monitoring every two years with the required divisional update based on the available learning assigned.

Preferred Education:BSN.

• Necessary Skills: 1. Adheres to hospital and Florida Nurse Practice Act guidelines in providing patient care.
• Necessary Skills: 2. Familiar with patient care equipment.

• Required Licensure/Certifications: Licensed to practice nursing in the State of Florida
• Required Licensure/Certifications: BLS from the American Heart Association is required for all areas.
• Required Licensure/Certifications: ACLS required at hire for Code Blue Team (626003)
• Required Licensure/Certifications: ACLS required within 6 months of hire or transfer for 3 ICU-North TA (620480)
• Required Licensure/Certifications: 2 L&D/Womens Srvcs-North TA (650380), 3N Obstetrics (650300), and Labor and Delivery (653100), effective 07/01/2018, all current employees are required to have ACLS by 07/01/2019. New hires and transfers are required to have ACLS within 6 months of hire or transfer.
• Required Licensure/Certifications: PALS required within 6 months for hire or transfer for Code Blue team (626003)
• Required Licensure/Certifications: NRP required within 6 months of hire or transfer for Code Blue team (626003), 2 L&D/Womens Srvcs-North TA (650380), 3N Obstetrics (650300), and Labor and Delivery (653100)
• Required Licensure/Certifications: 2 L&D/Womens Srvcs-North TA (650380) and Labor and Delivery (653100), STABLE-sugar, temp, airway, BP, lab work, emotional support requirement.
• Required Licensure/Certifications: Effective 07/01/2018, all current employees are required to have STABLE by 07/01/2019 and must renew it every two (2) years. New hires and transfers are required to have STABLE within 6 months of hire or transfer and must renew it every two (2) years.

• Preferred Licensure/Certifications: Professional certification preferred Required Experience:1-2 years of clinical experience.