RN SS Cluster Based 5+

UF Health; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health in Gainesville seeks a Registered Nurse to provide and coordinate care, aiming to uphold UF Health’s mission of excellent patient care. The RN will supervise care provided by LPNs and UAPs, assign/delegate tasks, and coordinate care across disciplines to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

The role requires a Florida RN license; BSN is preferred and must be obtained within three years of hire for nurses hired after April 30, 2014.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in Florida.
• BSN preferred; BSN required within three years of hire for nurses hired after April 30, 2014.
• Professional nursing board certification in specialty area preferred.
• Specialty certification required within two years of specialty experience at UF Health Shands or certification eligibility date for all nurses hired after June 30, 2011.

Responsibilities

• Identify the patient's alterations in health and assess responses to health problems.
• Implement nursing interventions based on nursing concepts to achieve patient outcomes.
• Determine effectiveness of nursing interventions by evaluating outcomes.
• Coordinate care between health-care team disciplines as needed.
• Perform unit-based activities contributing to a positive work environment.

Education

RN license in Florida

BSN preferred

BSN required within 3 years of hire (after Apr 30, 2014)

Specialty board certification preferred

Specialty certification required within two years of specialty experience (UF Health Shands)

Job description

Overview

The Registered Nurse providesand coordinates care to achieve the organization's mission of excellent patient care and nursing's vision of setting a new standard of excellence in autonomous and accountable nursing practice committed to patient advocacy and innovative patient care in a climate of trust and collaboration.

Whenever possible, the patient, the family or those significant to the patient are an integral part of the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation efforts of the Registered Nurse. The Registered Nurse is responsible to supervise/direct care provided by Licensed Practical Nurses and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel. The Registered Nurse is responsible to assign/delegate care to other qualified members of the health care team. The RN coordinates care between other professional disciplines as needed. Unit-based activities which contribute to a positive work and professional environment are performed.

Responsibilities

The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for identifying the patient's alterations in health, assessing the patient's human response to actual and potential health problems, implementing nursing interventions based on theoretical concepts from nursing and other arts and sciences to achieve outcomes for the patient that facilitate resolution of alterations in health and actual and potential health problems, determining the effectiveness of nursing interventions by evaluating anticipated patient outcomes as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Current RN license in state of Florida. BSN preferred. BSN required within three years of hire for all nurses hired after April 30, 2014. Professional nursing board certification in specialty area preferred. Specialty certification required within two years of specialty experience at UF Health Shands or certification eligibility date for all nurses hired after June 30, 2011.

Motor Vehicle Operator Designation: Employees in this position: Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose NOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job. Please indicate the appropriate operator designation on the Request for Personnel (RFP) form at the time a RFP is submitted to post the position.

Licensure/Certification/Registration: Licensed to practice nursing in the state of Florida.