Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN) - PACU - VFT/First Shift - Arnold Palmer Hospital

Orlando Health, Inc.; Orlando (FL); Presencial; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is seeking an experienced Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN) for the PACU. The RN administers care in a high-acuity pediatric setting with a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio, ensuring rapid stabilization and ongoing support of complex conditions.

Requirements include graduation from an approved nursing program, Florida RN licensure (or NLC), and at least two years in pediatric, PACU, or ICU settings.

Qualificações

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Maintains current licensure as a registered nurse in Florida or NLC.
• Two years of RN experience in pediatric, PACU, or ICU settings.
• ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain acute areas.

Responsabilidades

• Demonstrates knowledge and judgment to care for patients with complex needs.
• Responds to life-threatening situations per nursing standards.
• Documents care accurately and ensures patient safety.
• Collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams to plan and manage care.

Conhecimentos

Pediatric nursing

PACU nursing

Acute care nursing

Formação académica

Nursing degree

Ferramentas

BLS/Healthcare Provider

ACLS

NRP

PALS

TNCC

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Position Summary
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children PACU is seeking for experienced Pediatric Registered Nurse (RN). The Registered Nurse (RN) administers patient care in an area in a hospital or inpatient setting where patients have an advanced illness or injury that routinely requires timely, intense, and complex care to stabilize and support the patient’s medical condition. These areas require a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio and highly trained team members with advanced skills.
Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN)
Dept: APH PACU
Status: Variable Full Time
Shift : First
2 Years Of Pediatric, PACU, Or ICU Experience
ORLANDO HEALTH ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
Located on the downtown Orlando campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing
compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156
licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned Best Children’s
Hospitals from U.S. News & World Report for 15 consecutive years with national rankings in four specialties and Top
Children’s Hospital from The Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013, and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central
Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health
Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma
Verification by the American College of Surgeons.
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer 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, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over
100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.
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. We begin
your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions.
"Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work" is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgement to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high intensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance.
• Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient focused action.
• Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, and interprets and records electronic displays, such as intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from cardiac monitors, respirators, ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc.
• Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol.
• Observes, monitors, and assesses patients’ condition, recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious situations and calls Physician or takes preplanned emergency measures when Physician is not immediately available.
• Assesses patient’s needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses. Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attaining expected outcomes.
• Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers.
• Functions as a patient and family advocate.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit/ department.
• 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. This includes but is not limited to patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.
• 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.
• Practices effective problem identification and resolution.
• 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 caring practices by providing a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families.
• 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
  

Qualifications

Education / Training

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department
  

Licensure / Certification

• Maintains current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification
• ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas.
  

Experience

• At least two (2) years of experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care setting.