RN | Surgical 8th Floor | Full Time | Days

UF Health; Saint Augustine (FL); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

UF Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to manage individualized patient care across the nursing process, from assessment to education. The RN will provide direct patient care, administer medications, monitor progress, and participate in critical care interventions.

Required are an Associate degree in nursing and a Florida RN license, plus BLS and NIHSS certifications to ensure readiness for acute care settings. The role emphasizes safety, documentation, and family education.

Qualifikationen

• Associates degree in nursing required.

Aufgaben

• Coordinates care with treatment team and performs nursing assessment and planning.
• Delivers direct patient care including medications, wound care, injections, and IV infusions.
• Recognizes life-threatening emergencies and administers emergency treatment as needed.
• Documents assessments and care provided; updates care plans as patient condition changes.
• Educates patients and families on health conditions, medications, and follow-up care.

Ausbildung

Associates degree in nursing

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for managing the individualized patient care by promoting and restoring patients’ health through the nursing process. The RN provides direct patient care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, evaluation, and patient health education within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates care in collaboration with members of the patient’s treatment team to provide assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation services.
• Performs physical exams, health histories, nursing assessment and routine observation for patients within established time frames.
• Provides direct patient care including administering medications, wound care, injections, intravenous infusions and other treatment interventions while operating standard critical care equipment safely and correctly.
• Recognizes and intervenes in life threatening emergencies, including the administration of emergency drugs, and defibrillator or other emergency treatment.
• Documents patient assessment findings, care rendered, procedures performed, and other various aspects of patient plan of care making periodic updates related to the patient’s condition and response to treatment.
• Provides patient and family health education based on assessed needs for indicated health conditions, medications, overall wellness, and directions for follow up care.
• Adheres to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines and quality control methods.
• All other duties assigned by department.

Qualifications

Required education

• Associates degree in nursing

Required License

• Florida RN license

Required Certifications

• BLS
• NIHSS