• Utilize the nursing process to provide quality care to the patient.
• Identifies and initiates patient care requirements in collaboration with triage, nursing assessment and physician order(s).
• Establish a personal rapport with patients and other persons involved in understanding the care requirements.
• Provide a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promotes patient independence by establishing patient care goals and includes education to the patient, friends, and family that will support health promotion.
• Assures quality of care by:
  • adhering to patient care standards
  • compliance with core measures as measured by the organization
  • measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards
  • adherence to care standards set forth by the state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing body/agency regulations.
• Resolves patient concerns by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by ascertaining all aspects of patient care.
• Protect the health of patients, families, and employees by adhering to all infection-control policies.
• Initiates protocols and administers medication in accordance with regulations as indicated by the organization.
• Completes documentation per organizational and/or department specific policy.
• Ensure the safe and efficient use of equipment; troubleshooting malfunctions and following procedures for repair.

 What You Will Need:

• Basic computer knowledge
• Commitment to purposeful hourly rounding
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Complete arrhythmia test or course within ninety days
• Current American Heart Association ACLS certification (must be maintained current)
• American Heart Association PALS or ENPC certification (obtained within 30 days of hire date)
• Current Florida state Registered Nurse licensure
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification
• Current or completion of NIHSS stroke certification within thirty days
• American Heart Association PALS or ENPC certification (obtained within 30 days of hire date)
• 2 or more years of recent experience
• Experience with computerized documentation (preferred)
• TNCC within one year of hire (preferred)
• NRP within one year of hire (preferred) 
• Certified Emergency Nurse Certification (preferred)
• BSN (preferred)

Job Summary:

The Clinical Registered Nurse (RN) is accountable for coordinating the efforts of the multidisciplinary treatment team for the patients under his/her care.  The RN is accountable for administering, supervising, coordinating, and evaluating the nursing process in the provision of care; and will strive to maintain and improve patient outcomes.