RN, Advanced Care – Rapid Response Team (Part-Time, Days)

Orlando Health, Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits from day one

Student loan repayment

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Orlando Health, Inc. in Orlando, FL is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Rapid Response Team at ORMC. This full-time night position delivers advanced, time-sensitive care to patients with complex illnesses or injuries.

The role requires critical thinking, strong assessment skills, and the ability to collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team. Exceptional nursing leadership and patient advocacy are valued.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
• Current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
• ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC certifications are required for certain areas. NRP is required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
• 3 year ICU experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgement to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies.
• Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence to changing patient conditions.
• Identifies and prioritizes information to take decisive evidence-based action.
• Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment and interprets cardiac rhythms and other displays.
• Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol.
• Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and compliant manner.

Skills

Critical care

Patient assessment

Nurse leadership

Evidence-based practice

Communication

Education

RN license

BLS Certification

ACLS/NRP/PALS/TNCC

Job description

Position Summary

Registered Nurse – RAPID RESPONSE TEAM

Location: Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC), Orlando, FL

Shift: Full-Time Nights

Top Reasons to Work at Orlando Health:

• National Recognition: Orlando Health is proudly nationally ranked in 1 Adult Specialty and 4 Children's Specialties. Regionally, we are #7 in Florida, #2 in Orlando, and #3 in Florida for Children's Specialties.
• Forbes Recognition: Named one of America's Best-In-State Employers, we demonstrate our commitment to employee growth and well-being with a comprehensive benefits package.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy benefits from day one, including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, free college education programs, retirement savings, paid paternity leave, fertility benefits, and more.
• Culture: We foster a positive culture that reflects our dedication to ensuring all team members feel respected, supported, and valued.

About Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC):

For over 100 years, ORMC has been a cornerstone of advanced surgical, medical, rehabilitative, and emergency care in Central Florida. As the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center, we are committed to meeting the growing healthcare needs of our community.

Position Overview:

As a Registered Nurse (Advanced Care), you will administer patient care to individuals with advanced illnesses or injuries requiring timely, intense, and complex care.

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

Other Related Functions

• The professional nurse contributes to the knowledge and skills of others, and the continuous improvement of the quality of health care practice and organizational outcomes
• Participates and may lead unit level and/or organizational level committees of nursing practice and performance improvement.
• Participates in department and organizational peer review, mentoring, and coaching regarding professional practice or role performance.
• Practices efficient use of supplies and maintains a clean, safe, and organized work area.
• Attends staff development in-services, department meetings, and/or nursing committee meetings.
• Partners with the nursing leadership team to identify professional development needs.
• Assumes responsibility for one’s own professional development and continuing education.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Training:

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

Licensure/Certification:

• Current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
• Current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
• ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC certifications are required for certain areas. NRP is required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Experience:

• 3 year ICU experience preferred.
• Experience required