Registered Nurse (RN) - Trauma ICU
Orlando Health
Orlando, FL

Experienced RN, Trauma Burn ICU

Position Summary The advanced care RN administers patient care in an area in a hospital or inpatient setting where patients have an advanced illness or injury that routinely requires timely, intense, and complex care to stabilize and support the patient's medical condition. These areas require a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio and highly trained team members with advanced skills. Trauma Burn ICU is a 16 bed unit and the only verified burn center in Central Floridas only level 1 Trauma Center. On this unit you will care for post surgical patients and a wide variety of trauma situations. We are currently seeking only experienced nurses. If you are a graduate nurse and interested in pursing a career within our department, consider applying to PCU, General Surgery, Trauma Stepdown, or orthopedics. Orlando Health ORMC is the flagship hospital of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes 24 award-winning hospitals and ERs, 9 specialty institutes, 14 urgent care centers, 100+ primary care practices and more than 60 outpatient facilities that span Florida's east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, we provide care for more than 142,000 inpatient and 3.9 million outpatient visits each year. Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible so that you can be present for your passions. "Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work" is not just something we say, it's our promise to you. Responsibilities * Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgement to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high intensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance. * Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions. * Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient focused action. * Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, and interprets and records electronic displays, such as intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from cardiac monitors, respirators, ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc. * Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol. * Observes, monitors, and assesses patients' condition, recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious situations and calls Physician or takes preplanned emergency measures when Physician is not immediately available. * Assesses patient's needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses. Evaluates the patient's progress toward attaining expected outcomes. * Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers. * Functions as a patient and family advocate. * Demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit/ department. * Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/ or nurse clinician. * Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the unit/department. * Serves as a role model for staff and supports the hospital and nursing department's goals and strategies. * 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. * Demonstrates caring practices by providing a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families. * Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures. Qualifications Education/Training * Graduate of an approved school of nursing. * Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department. Licensure/Certification * Maintains current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license * Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification. * ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas. NRP required for Neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU). Experience * ICU experience required. Trauma or Burn ICU experience preferred. Education/Training * Graduate of an approved school of nursing. * Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department. Licensure/Certification * Maintains current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license * Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification. * ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas. NRP required for Neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU). Experience * ICU experience required. Trauma or Burn ICU experience preferred. * Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgement to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high intensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance. * Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions. * Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient focused action. * Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, and interprets and records electronic displays, such as intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from cardiac monitors, respirators, ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc. * Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol. * Observes, monitors, and assesses patients' condition, recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious situations and calls Physician or takes preplanned emergency measures when Physician is not immediately available. * Assesses patient's needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses. Evaluates the patient's progress toward attaining expected outcomes. * Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers. * Functions as a patient and family advocate. * Demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit/ department. * Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/ or nurse clinician. * Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the unit/department. * Serves as a role model for staff and supports the hospital and nursing department's goals and strategies. * 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. * Demonstrates caring practices by providing a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families. * Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.