RN, Ambulatory Care

Orlando Health, Inc.; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Orlando Health, Inc. is seeking an RN for Ambulatory Care at the Lake Mary Imaging Center in Oviedo, FL. The role involves direct patient care, care coordination, patient education, and contributing to quality outcomes in an ambulatory setting.

The position requires Florida RN licensure, BLS, and area-specific certifications with a focus on safety, evidence-based practice, and teamwork; experience in ambulatory care is preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department.
• One year of experience required unless approved by director level or above.
• 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, and TNCC are required for certain areas.

Responsibilities

• Promotes wellness, restores health, and supports end-of-life care in ambulatory settings.
• Precepts new hires as a clinical resource.
• Assesses patient needs and develops individualized care plans based on evidence-based nursing practice.
• Provides care appropriate to the age of patients served on the unit.
• Documents patient care, education, medications, treatments, and safety measures.
• Delegates tasks to healthcare team members according to patient needs and staff capabilities.
• Maintains safe, caring environments and integrates patient and family education throughout care.

Skills

Ambulatory care clinical skills

Clinical nursing assessment

Precepting new hires

Patient safety

Interdisciplinary communication

Education

Graduate of an approved nursing program

Job description

Position Summary

Position: RN, Ambulatory Care

Department:Orlando Health Lake Mary Imaging Center

Location: 1675 W Broadway St Oviedo, FL

Shift: Full-time | Variable Day Shift 6:30am-7pm Mon-Weds

Summary
Administers patient care in an area where patients come for treatment and typically return home the same day or care is provided in a post-acute transitional care setting.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department.
• One (1) year of experience required unless approved by director level or above.
• 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, and TNCC are required for certain areas.

Responsibilities

What you will do

• Utilizes the unique knowledge, skills, and competencies required in ambulatory care nursing practice to promote wellness, restore health, address health-related situational problems, and/or support end-of-life care.
• Serves as a clinical resource by precepting new hires.
• Assesses patients’ needs and applies current ambulatory care nursing knowledge and evidence-based nursing practice when developing an individualized plan of care for each patient.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on assigned unit.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses data reflective of the patient’s status, and interprets the information necessary to identify each patient’s requirements relative to age-specific needs.
• Prescribes, delegates, coordinates, and documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner. 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-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.
• Maintains a safe and caring environment for both patients and families.
• Integrates patient and family education throughout the delivery of care.
• Participates in process improvement activities as assigned.
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues, patients’ rights, and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• 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.
• Contributes to the knowledge and skills of others and to the continuous improvement of the quality of healthcare practice and organizational outcomes.
• Participates in 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 unit.
• Provides input into staff development needs, hospital and/or nursing committees, nursing research activities, and performance management activities of co-workers and self.
• Assumes responsibility for one’s own professional development and continuing education.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.