RN ICU FT Nights - HCA Healthcare

Description

Introduction

HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital is committed to investing in the latest technology enabling nurses to work more efficiently.Are you passionate about delivering patient-centered care?Submit your application for RN ICU FT Nights position and spend more time at the bedside with the patient.

Benefits

HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• • Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
  • Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
  • Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
    
  • 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
    
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
    
  • Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
    
  • Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
    
  • Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
    
  • Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
    
  • Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
    
  • Colleague recognition program
    
  • Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
    
  • Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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  Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
  

  You contribute to our success let us contribute to yours! Whether you choose to focus on bedside care, a leadership or C-suite role, shape business and operational outcomes, or work to deliver clinical excellence behind the scenes in data science, case management or transfer centers. Unlock your potential at HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital!

  POSITION SUMMARY:

  Provide professional nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process. To collaborate with other members of the health care delivery team including physicians, to deliver quality health care.

  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  1. Demonstrates knowledge and application of the nursing process.

  2. Participates and cooperates in the unit based Quality Improvement processes.

  3. Supports, maintains and provides an environment which is supportive of quality patient care through effective use of resources and personnel.

  4. Practices, develops and endorses customer service skills in relationships with internal and external customers.

  5. Serves as the patient and family advocate with respect to the patients right to privacy by protecting confidential information.

  6. Plans and implements patient care and teaching based on a total assessment and the age of the patient.

  7. Evaluates and documents patient response; monitors and recognizes changes in physiological and psychosocial status; takes appropriate action based on assessment of the patient.

  8. Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, qualify of care or the services delivered.

  9. Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system. Uses system to report potential patient safety issues.

  10. Follows established guidelines for reporting a significant medical error or unanticipated outcome in the patient’s care which results in patient harm.

  11. Attends in-service presentations and completes all mandatory education requirements.

  12. Uses Performance Improvement Plan to improve patient safety.

  13. Regular, punctual and dependable attendance.

  14. Other duties as assigned.

  
  

  PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:

  A.Core Competencies:

  1.Service:Strives to meet expectations/needs of customers; responds to concerns with sense of urgency; seeks win-win solutions for unreasonable patient/customer expectations

  2.Quality/Ethics/Integrity:Seeks opportunities for improvement; prevents small problems from becoming large ones; pays attention to detail; follows instructions and protocol/procedures; adheres to company code of conduct; maintains integrity in all aspects of his/her work

  3.Relationships:Builds effective working relationships; finds and provides information to clarify situations; expands on original ideas; contributes own ideas; places high priority on other team members’ goals; gains team agreement to support ideas; clearly explains rationale behind ideas/goals; demonstrates sensitivity to differing cultural views and needs; meets attendance and punctuality requirements

  4.Adaptability:Seeks to understand changes in work tasks/processes; actively seeks information about new tasks/processes; treats change and new tasks/processes as opportunities for learning and personal growth; speaks positively about changes to others; quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with change

  B.Job Specific:As defined in department specific competencies

  EDUCATION REQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED:

  · Associates Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing required

  LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

  · Florida RN license and/or approved multistate RN license required

  · BLS-American Heart Association BLS Provider issued card required

  · ACLS-American Heart Association ACLS Provider issued card required

  EXPERIENCE REQUIRED OR PREFERRED:

  · 1-3 Years Acute care experience preferred

  SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

  · Reads and writes Basic English with the basic skills necessary to transcribe physician’s orders

  · Knowledge of universal precautions

  · Ability to listen, empathize and respond to patient, family, internal and external partners needs

  · Basic computer skills

  · Basic arrhythmia test recognition – have upon hire or within 30 days of hire with a 90% passing score

  POPULATION SERVED:

  The Intensive Care Unit is a 20-bedlocated on the 1st floor of HCA Gulf Coast Hospital. This unit is designated to accommodate the critically ill adult and geriatric patient requiring specialized intensive monitoring and nursing care. The scope of care encompasses the assessment, intervention, and evaluation of patients with the potential for, or the presence of a life threatening condition. These conditions may be medical or surgical in nature, as well as either acute or chronic. Patients admitted to this unit are in need of advanced technological equipment, as well as the advanced skills of the staff. The objective of the ICU staff, in collaboration with the other members of the multidisciplinary health care team, is to begin their process of returning the patient to his/her optimal level of functioning.

  The Intensive Care Unit is a 20-bed unitlocated on the 1st floor of HCA Gulf Coast Hospital. This unit is designated to accommodate critically ill adult and geriatric patients who have undergone surgical procedures such as cardiac, thoracic, vascular or neurological or who have intensive cardiac or respiratory medical needs.

  The objective of the ICU staff, in collaboration with the other members of the multidisciplinary health care team, is to return the patient to a level of functioning appropriate for transfer to a less intensive environment for continuation of care and service.
  

  COMPETENCIES:

  The competencies identified for this position are summarized and reviewed periodically throughout employment. The required behaviors and measurement associated with core, job specific, age specific, and management (if applicable) competencies and are maintained in the department education file.

  Age Specific:

  Neonate 0 day – 30 days	Pediatric 31 days – 12 yrs	Adolescent 13 yrs – 17 yrs	Adult 18 yrs – 69 yrs	Geriatric 70 yrs and up	N/A No responsibility to treat or care for patients
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  PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

  This position is classified asMedium-Heavy Workwhich is defined asexerting up to 75 pounds of force occasionally, 35 pounds frequently and 15 pounds constantly.

  Physical Activity	None	Less than 1/3 (occasional)	1/3 to 2/3 (frequent)	More than 2/3 (constant)
  Standing				Ö
  Walking				Ö
  Sitting		Ö
  Use of Hands to Finger, Handling or Feeling				Ö
  Reaching with Hands and Arms			Ö
  Climbing or Balancing		Ö
  Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching or Crawling			Ö
  Talking or Hearing				Ö
  Tasting or Smelling		Ö

  Occasional, frequent and constant are terms defined by the Dictionary of Occupational Titles that refer to the frequency of "exerting a force", including lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or any other physical activity.

  Physical demands require performing all essential functions of this position as assigned. If requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position may require the use of personal protective equipment during various tasks/activities including but not limited to, back support belts, gloves, masks and safety glasses.

  WORKING CONDITIONS:

  Hospital rooms, common areas, clinical and non-clinical departments and hospital grounds. Potential hazards include:

  Exposure to:	None	Some	Frequent	Very Frequent	Exposure to:	None	Some	Frequent	Very Frequent
  Toxic/caustic chemicals		Ö			Blood or body fluids				Ö
  Extreme conditions, hot or cold	Ö				Communicable diseases				Ö
  Dust/fumes/gases	Ö				Unprotected heights	Ö
  Moving mechanical parts				Ö	CRT monitor				Ö
  Potential electrical shock		Ö			Frequent, repetitive motions				Ö
  x-ray electromagnetic energy		Ö			Other- as listed Latex exposure			Ö
  High pitched noises		Ö
  Needles or other sharp objects				Ö

  OSHA EXPOSURE CODE:

  Exposure Category I= Routine exposure to bloodborne pathogens

  Exposure Category II =Occasionally have exposure to bloodborne pathogens

  Exposure Category III =Rarely have exposure to bloodborne pathogens

  What qualifications you will need:

  • Associate Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma
  • Registered Nurse, or Advance Nurse Practitioner
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Spt, or ACLS Instructor must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

  HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital is a 238-bed acute care hospital. For 40 years, we have served Bay County and the surrounding communities. We are an accredited facility offering comprehensive care. This includes advanced cardiac assessment and treatment. We offer certified women's services. Our hospital has dedicated spaces for adult and pediatric emergency services. We are certified in Advanced Primary Stroke Care. Our hospital is accredited as a Comprehensive Breast Care Center. We are the area's only Accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation. Other services that we offer include orthopedic care and joint replacement, robotic surgery, cardiac, vascular, and interventional services. We are home to the only Pediatric ER in the community. We have the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in the region. Together, we continue to raise the bar in healthcare.

  HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

  "Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.
  Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN
  Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

  Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our RN ICU FT Nights opening.Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.

  We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.