Registered Nurse - SICU

Health First; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Health First is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide direct and indirect patient care, following the nursing process in a collaborative environment. You will promote evidence-based outcomes, care coordination, and family engagement across the care continuum.

Responsibilities include medication administration, care documentation, rounds participation, discharge planning support, and ongoing patient safety initiatives.

Qualifications

• ASN or Nursing Diploma required.
• Florida RN licensure or endorsement.
• AHA BLS Healthcare Provider before start date, maintained.
• Unit-specific certifications (ACLS, PALS, NRP, NIHSS) may be required.
• Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking; proficient in EMR and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and effective nursing care across the care continuum.
• Administer medications and document care per policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate care and support discharge planning.
• Apply critical thinking to identify condition changes and intervene.
• Educate patients and families using teach-back to promote engagement.
• Adhere to safety protocols and infection prevention practices.
• Utilize Health First technology systems for documentation and care plans.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Support precepting, mentoring, and onboarding of new associates and students.
• Promote bedside communication and rounding (whiteboard, bedside shift report).

Skills

Strong clinical assessment

Critical thinking

EMR proficiency

Patient documentation

Quality and patient safety focus

Autonomous work style

Collaborative team player

Commitment to continuing education

Education

Associate’s degree in Nursing (ASN) or Nursing Diploma

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN)

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Position Summary The Registered Nurse (RN) provides direct and indirect patient care by adhering to the nursing process in a collaborative environment, promoting optimal patient outcomes through evidence-based practice, care coordination, and patient and family engagement.

Primary Accountabilities

• Provides safe and effective nursing care based on assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient needs across the care continuum.
• Administers medications, performs treatments, and documents care activities in accordance with Health First’s policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care, participate in rounds, and support discharge planning.
• Applies critical thinking to promptly identify changes in patient condition and initiate the appropriate interventions.
• Educates patients and families using teach‑back to promote engagement in care and safe transitions.
• Adheres to safety protocols and infection prevention practices to protect patients and associates.
• Utilizes Health First technology systems to enter clinical documentation and care plans.
• Participates in quality improvement, patient safety, and High Reliability Organization (HRO) initiatives.
• Supports precepting, mentoring, and onboarding of new associates and students as appropriate.
• Promotes a culture of purpose, rounding, and communication at the bedside (e.g., whiteboard use, bedside shift report).

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s degree in Nursing (ASN) or Nursing Diploma.
• Work Experience: Meets unit‑specific care requirements; new graduates considered based on unit needs.
• Licensure: Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the State of Florida or endorsement.
• Certification: American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS) Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and maintained. Additional certifications to meet unit‑specific care requirements (e.g., ACLS, PALS, NRP, NIHSS).
• Skills/Knowledge/Abilities: Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills; proficiency in EMR systems and patient documentation; demonstrated initiative in quality and patient safety improvements; ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in complex environments; must maintain compliance with competency validations and continuing education; demonstrates flexibility, reliability, and commitment to a collaborative work environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN).
• Work Experience: One (1) year or more of acute care or specialty setting.
• Certification: National certification in specialty area (e.g., CCRN, CMSRN, CEN).

Physical Requirements

• Physically agile; requires walking, standing, running, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing, or crouching majority of the shift.
• Heavy work that frequently includes lifting or moving objects up to 100 pounds or more with or without assistance.
• May require moving oneself in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces, including reaching out and above shoulders or overhead.
• May lift, turn, pull, push, or ambulate people and/or equipment with or without assistance up to 90% of the assigned shift.
• May be exposed to inside environments and outside environments with extreme temperatures, air contamination, dirt, grease, or water.
• May be exposed to biohazards such as blood/body fluids and airborne particles following OSHA and CDC guidelines.
• May operate various types of manual and motorized equipment used in the transportation of materials.
• May be exposed to intense noise or vibration and awkward or confined work position.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Visual acuity and hand‑eye coordination to perform tasks.
• Workspace may vary from open to confined.
• May require travel to various facilities within and beyond county perimeter; may require use of personal vehicle.

Schedule Full‑Time

Shift Times 7:00am – 7:00pm

Paygrade PG-PG-PG-29R