RN - Specialty II Recovery Room - FT - 1st Shift - MHW
Memorial Healthcare System
Summary
Provides direct patient care in a designated specialty unit in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.
Job description
Summary
Provides direct patient care in a designated specialty unit in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.
Responsibilities
- Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel. May precept student nurses and new hires.
- Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources.
- Monitors, documents, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
- Evaluates learning needs of the patient and/or family and provides patient and family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
- Maintains requirements of Clinical Ladder.
- Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including disposition, referral, and spiritual and/or psychosocial support needs.
Competencies
Accountability, customer service, development and implementation of plan of care, knowledge of disease process, organization skills, patient and family centered care, patient safety - nursing, problem solving - patient care, responding to change, standards of behavior.
Complexity of Work
Requires critical thinking skills, effective communications skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Registered/Professional Nursing program
- Valid Florida Registered Nurse license or Compact RN Multistate license
- One (1) year of nursing experience required
- Current BLS certification
- Current ACLS certification (required for PACU/specialty procedural areas)
- Critical thinking skills
- Effective communication skills
- Decisive judgment and ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to work in a stressful environment
Company overview
Memorial Healthcare System is one of the largest not-for-profit healthcare systems in the United States, headquartered in Hollywood, Florida. Founded in 1953, the organization operates six major hospitals including Memorial Regional Hospital, Memorial Hospital West, Memorial Hospital Miramar, Memorial Hospital Pembroke, and the renowned Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital. With approximately 17,000 employees, Memorial Healthcare System provides a comprehensive continuum of care ranging from primary care services to advanced tertiary and quaternary programs such as adult and pediatric cardiac transplant, bone marrow transplant, trauma care, and intensive care services. The system has earned numerous prestigious awards including recognition as a Florida Cancer Center of Excellence, U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation, and Great Place to Work certification. Memorial Healthcare System is committed to delivering patient-centered care through innovative medical services including cancer care, cardiac and vascular services, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatrics, and women's health services, while maintaining a strong focus on community outreach and medical education programs.