Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Miami, FL

RN- Float Pool, Medical Surgical (Full Time, Night shift)

Job Summary Responsible for the planning and delivery of care utilizing nursing processes: assessment, implementation, and evaluation. Oversees the plan of care, utilizes effective problem solving strategies and applies evidence based practices. Supports and upholds quality standards of a Magnet designated hospital and Patient Bill of Rights. Practices under the supervision of the Nursing Manager/Director. Provides compassionate and family centered care. Job Specific Duties * Ensures completion of patient admission, history, assessment, & pain reassessment. Accurately prepares & completes the discharge planning process per department and hospital policies & procedures. * Conducts handoff with oncoming RN utilizing SBAR; documents in Cerner. Conducts assessments and documents. * Plans, implements, and documents the plan of care (i.e. high risk of falls) in collaboration with other disciplines and services to assure safe and efficient care. * Provides nursing care that includes: IV site monitoring, suctioning, specimen collection, lines, tubes and drains, and assists medical team with specific procedures. * Follows physician's orders and administers medication. Adheres to six rights of medication administration. * Collaborates and rounds with a multi-disciplinary team during daily care planning rounds as appropriate and fosters a Family Centered Care Environment. * Utilizes electronic innovations to provide efficient patient care. Attends to patient call lights in a manner that promotes patient safety per hospital policy. * Reports critical values or change in status to the physicians within Procedure and Policy Standards and documents clinician notification in Cerner. * Ensures proper and safe wound care as required by Wound Care Policy and Procedures. * Accesses electronic health record independently according to hospital policy. Completes accurate and timely documentation in the patient's electronic health record. * Communicates with patients and families to review plan of care, provide education, and when necessary uses appropriate translation methods. Communicates any patient and family concerns to physician. * Promotes an "error free" working environment by consistently providing high-quality safe care as per hospital policies. * Responsible for providing a safe environment for co-workers by placing isolation/precaution signs (droplet, contact, or airborne). * Creates incident reports for hospital acquired conditions, near misses, malfunction of machine on patients, and adverse events/medication errors documenting the situation within 72 hours. * Assesses all body systems, ensures safe efficient care, absence of medication errors, avoidance of falls, prevention of central line infections, ouch-free procedural pain, and pain reduction. Minimum Job Requirements * RN - Registered Nurse RN Licensure within the State of Florida or Multi-State Enhanced Nursing License Compact (eNLC) - maintain active and in good standing throughout employment * CPR BLS -American Heart Association BLS maintain active and in good standing throughout employment. * PALS - American Heart Association PALS maintain active and in good standing throughout employment. required within 2 years of hire date Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities * BSN degree or currently enrolled in a BSN degree program. * Career Development: National certification preferably within 2 -5 years of hire. * 1 year RN experience in a medical surgical environment for pediatrics preferred. * Proficiency in computers and Electronic Health Record (EHR) preferred. * Analyzes and interprets data; utilizes information to make decisions regarding patient care. * Strong time management and prioritization skills. * Ability to work well with multidisciplinary teams. * Ability to create a family centered care environment by providing excellent customer service. * Effective verbal and written communication skills. * Able to work effectively in a collaborative environment. * Ability to apply principles of evidence-based practice, analytical thinking, and service excellence in practice. * Ability to adapt and adjust to changing environments frequently including mid-shift. * Able to float to various nursing units while maintaining the delivery of clinical excellence and high quality service.