Registered Nurse, Neuro Vascular Intensive Care Unit

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 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:

• 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.

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• Current RN license in the state of Florida.