A BSN and professional nursing board certification are preferred at the time of hire.
Nurses hired after April 30, 2014 without a BSN are required to obtain a BSN within three years of hire.
Nurses hired after June 30, 2011 without a professional nursing board certification are required to obtain the certification after two years of hire or by the certification eligibility date for certifications requiring more than two years of experience.
A current RN license in the State of Florida is required.
Responsibilities
Identify patients' alterations in health and assess their responses to actual and potential health problems.
Implement nursing interventions based on theoretical concepts from nursing and other arts and sciences, and evaluate their effectiveness in achieving optimal patient outcomes.
Involve patients, families, or significant others in assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation whenever possible.
Supervise or direct care provided by Licensed Practical Nurses and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel.
Assign or delegate care to other qualified members of the health care team.
Coordinate care with other professional disciplines as needed.
Perform unit-based activities that contribute to a positive work and professional environment.
Provide and coordinate care in support of the organization's mission of excellent patient care and nursing's vision of autonomous, accountable nursing practice, patient advocacy, innovative care, trust, and collaboration.
Desired Qualifications
Professional nursing board certification is preferred at the time of hire.
Overview
The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for identifying the patient's alterations in health, assessing the patient's human response to actual and potential health problems, implementing nursing interventions based on theoretical concepts from nursing and other arts and sciences and evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
Whenever possible, the patient, the family or those significant to the patient are an integral part of the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation efforts of the Registered Nurse.
The Registered Nurse is responsible to supervise/direct care provided by Licensed Practical Nurses and Unlicensed Assistive Personnel. The Registered Nurse is responsible to assign/delegate care to other qualified members of the health care team. The RN coordinates care between other professional disciplines as needed.
Unit-based activities which contribute to a positive work and professional environment are performed.
The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates care to achieve the organization�s mission of excellent patient care and nursing�s vision of setting a new standard of excellence in autonomous and accountable nursing practice committed to patient advocacy and innovative patient care in a climate of trust and collaboration. Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
BSN and professional nursing board certification preferred at time of hire.
All nurses hired after April 30, 2014 without a BSN will be required to obtain a BSN within three years of hire.
All nurses hired after June 30, 2011 without a professional nursing board certification will be required to obtain a professional nursing board certification after two years of hire or at the certification eligibility date for those certifications requiring more than two years of experience.
Motor Vehicle Operator Designation:
Employees in this position:
Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose
NOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job.
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
Current RN license in the State of Florida