ED Registered Nurse Contract - Nights - $52.50/hr.

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of coordinated nursing care for a patient or an assigned group of patients within a patient care unit and for the day-to-day management and supervision of the related clinical activities.

• Demonstrates effective assessment skills to ensure quality patient care is provided.
• Performs and documents accurate initial assessment per unit standard which may include: initial observation, obtaining and interpreting information in terms of the patients' needs, safety, discharge planning, psych/social/cultural, family needs, multi-system physical assessment, patient/family level of knowledge and readiness to learn about disease process and care requirements.
• Observes and monitors patient lab work for trends and reports abnormal lab tests to the appropriate physician and obtains appropriate interventions.
• Utilizes clinical data to implement appropriate interventions.
• Performs and documents ongoing patient assessment which accurately reflects patients' physical and mental status ranging from child to geriatric according to unit standards and patient condition.
• Initiates use of restraints per hospital policy and procedures.
• Demonstrates commitment in the use of safe and appropriate alternatives prior to the application of any patient restraint device.
• Maintains competency in the application, monitoring and care of the patient in restraints.
• Demonstrates critical-thinking skills when analyzing basic and advanced cardiac rhythms in a safe, competent and independent manner (Unit Specific).
• Consistently develops an appropriate plan of care for patient from admission to discharge.
• Develops, prioritizes, and documents a plan of care that is individualized and involves patient, family, and/or significant other in goal setting per unit standards.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability in the preparation of patients for tests, procedures and surgeries ordered.
• Establishes appropriate implementation of nursing actions to ensure competent nursing care is delivered.
• Provides individualized goal directed nursing care to patients in the nursing unit, utilizing the nursing process and standards of nursing care.
• Documents physical assessments in on the electronic medical record.
• Assesses patients for desired and undesired changes in their mental/physical condition according to unit standards.
• Reports appropriate information in a timely manner to responsible physician and obtain appropriate intervention.
• Maintains a professional rapport with physicians, patients, and families.
• Utilizes communication skills appropriate to age-specific needs.
• Provides the necessary and appropriate education to the patient and family from admission through discharge.
• Includes, but not limited to, the patients know medical and nursing plan of care, medications, tests and procedures, disease process, and discharge instructions.
• Initiates and documents the education provided including the patient response and outcomes on the patient/family education record.
• Initiates referrals to health care providers as necessary.

• Associates Degree from an accredited school of nursing
• Active Florida RN license required or active multi-state RN license
• Current AHA BLS certification
• Current AHA ACLS certification
• Minimum 2 years of recent Registered Nursing experience in acute care

• Per Diem
• $20 - $180 per hour
• Benefits

Our goal is simple: to offer our patients the absolute best care around them in the most compassionate, community-focused setting possible.