Location: Panama City,FL, USA
HCA Florida Healthcare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a nursing job in Panama City, Florida.
Job Description & RequirementsShift: Nights (Rotating Weekends)
Description
IntroductionHCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital is committed to investing in the latest technology enabling nurses to work more efficiently.Are you passionate about delivering patient-centered care?Submit your application for RN ICU FT Nights position and spend more time at the bedside with the patient.
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POSITION SUMMARY:
Provide professional nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process. To collaborate with other members of the health care delivery team including physicians, to deliver quality health care.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Demonstrates knowledge and application of the nursing process.
2. Participates and cooperates in the unit based Quality Improvement processes.
3. Supports, maintains and provides an environment which is supportive of quality patient care through effective use of resources and personnel.
4. Practices, develops and endorses customer service skills in relationships with internal and external customers.
5. Serves as the patient and family advocate with respect to the patients right to privacy by protecting confidential information.
6. Plans and implements patient care and teaching based on a total assessment and the age of the patient.
7. Evaluates and documents patient response; monitors and recognizes changes in physiological and psychosocial status; takes appropriate action based on assessment of the patient.
8. Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, qualify of care or the services delivered.
9. Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system. Uses system to report potential patient safety issues.
10. Follows established guidelines for reporting a significant medical error or unanticipated outcome in the patient's care which results in patient harm.
11. Attends in-service presentations and completes all mandatory education requirements.
12. Uses Performance Improvement Plan to improve patient safety.
13. Regular, punctual and dependable attendance.
14. Other duties as assigned.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:
A.Core Competencies:
1.Service:Strives to meet expectations/needs of customers; responds to concerns with sense of urgency; seeks win-win solutions for unreasonable patient/customer expectations
2.Quality/Ethics/Integrity:Seeks opportunities for improvement; prevents small problems from becoming large ones; pays attention to detail; follows instructions and protocol/procedures; adheres to company code of conduct; maintains integrity in all aspects of his/her work
3.Relationships:Builds effective working relationships; finds and provides information to clarify situations; expands on original ideas; contributes own ideas; places high priority on other team members' goals; gains team agreement to support ideas; clearly explains rationale behind ideas/goals; demonstrates sensitivity to differing cultural views and needs; meets attendance and punctuality requirements
4.Adaptability:Seeks to understand changes in work tasks/processes; actively seeks information about new tasks/processes; treats change and new tasks/processes as opportunities for learning and personal growth; speaks positively about changes to others; quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with change
B.Job Specific:As defined in department specific competencies
EDUCATION REQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED:
· Associates Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing required
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:
· Florida RN license and/or approved multistate RN license required
· BLS-American Heart Association BLS Provider issued card required
· ACLS-American Heart Association ACLS Provider issued card required
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED OR PREFERRED:
· 1-3 Years Acute care experience preferred
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:
· Reads and writes Basic English with the basic skills necessary to transcribe physician's orders
· Knowledge of universal precautions
· Ability to listen, empathize and respond to patient, family, internal and external partners needs
· Basic computer skills
· Basic arrhythmia test recognition – have upon hire or within 30 days of hire with a 90% passing score
POPULATION SERVED:
The Intensive Care Unit is a 20-bedlocated on the 1st floor of HCA Gulf Coast Hospital. This unit is designated to accommodate the critically ill adult and geriatric patient requiring specialized intensive monitoring and nursing care. The scope of care encompasses the assessment, intervention, and evaluation of patients with the potential for, or the presence of a life threatening condition. These conditions may be medical or surgical in nature, as well as either acute or chronic. Patients admitted to this unit are in need of advanced technological equipment, as well as the advanced skills of the staff. The objective of the ICU staff, in collaboration with the other members of the multidisciplinary health care team, is to begin their process of returning the patient to his/her optimal level of functioning.
The Intensive Care Unit is a 20-bed unitlocated on the 1st floor of HCA Gulf Coast Hospital. This unit is designated to accommodate critically ill adult and geriatric patients who have undergone surgical procedures such as cardiac, thoracic, vascular or neurological or who have intensive cardiac or respiratory medical needs.
The objective of the ICU staff, in collaboration with the other members of the multidisciplinary health care team, is to return the patient to a level of functioning appropriate for transfer to a less intensive environment for continuation of care and service.
COMPETENCIES:
The competencies identified for this position are summarized and reviewed periodically throughout employment. The required behaviors and measurement associated with core, job specific, age specific, and management (if applicable) competencies and are maintained in the department education file.
Age Specific:
Neonate
0 day – 30 days
Pediatric
31 days – 12 yrs
Adolescent
13 yrs – 17 yrs
Adult
18 yrs – 69 yrs
Geriatric
70 yrs and up
N/A No responsibility to treat or care for patients
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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
This position is classified asMedium-Heavy Workwhich is defined asexerting up to 75 pounds of force occasionally, 35 pounds frequently and 15 pounds constantly.
Physical Activity
None
Less than 1/3
(occasional)
1/3 to 2/3
(frequent)
More than 2/3
(constant)
Standing
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Walking
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Sitting
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Use of Hands to Finger, Handling or Feeling
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Reaching with Hands and Arms
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Climbing or Balancing
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HCA Florida Healthcare Job ID #1-INFOR-2341229. Posted job title: RN ICU FT Nights
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