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Form of work 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 to achieve outcomes for the patient that facilitate resolution of alterations in health and actual and potential health problems; and determining the effectiveness of nursing interventions by evaluating anticipated patient outcomes, as needed, 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 for supervising/directing care provided by licensed practical nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel. The Registered Nurse is responsible for assigning/delegating care to other qualified members of the health care team. The RN coordinates care between other professional disciplines as needed.
Unit-based activities that 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.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
- For all positions:
- Licensed to practice nursing in the state of Florida.
- AMCCC and NRP required within one year of employment.
- Additional requirements: Based on aircraft weight limitations, must comply with weight restriction (maximum 240 pounds fully outfitted to perform the job) and a maximum height restriction of 6'3.
- Graduation from an approved nursing program.
- BSN preferred at time of hire.
- BSN required within three years of hire for all nurses hired after April 30, 2014.
- Three years of professional nursing practice experience required; four to five years preferred.
- May substitute two years of nursing experience with critical care, flight paramedic experience.
- For adult/pediatric positions:
- Current EMT-Paramedic certification in the state of Florida.
- BLS, ACLS, PALS/ENPC/PEPP or equivalent.
- ITLS/PHTLS or TNCC.
- CFRN, CCRN or CEN required within two years of hire or, for neonatal/pediatric positions, another excepted national certification.
- Must possess a valid Florida driver's license and certification of completion of a Florida-approved EVOC driving course or be eligible to attend EVOC.
- For neonatal/pediatric positions:
- American Heart Association (AHA) Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
- Completion of neonatal transport stabilization program within one year of hire.
- CFRN, CCRN or CEN required within two years of hire or other accepted neonatal-related national certification.
- Must have two years' full-time RN experience (4000 hours) of which one year (2000 hours) must be in Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nursing in accordance with Chapter 464, F.S.
- Prefer the following:
- Demonstrated clinical skills in pre-hospital, emergency and intensive care nursing.
- Professional nursing board certification in specialty CFRN, CCRN or CEN at time of hire (NOTE: Specialty certification required within two years of specialty experience at Shands or certification eligibility date for all nurses hired after June 2011).
- AMCCC and NRP preferred at hire (NOTE: required within one year of employment).
- Instructor statuses in ACLS, PALS and/or PHTLS preferred.
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
- Licensed to practice nursing in the state of Florida.
