Registered Nurse - RN - Digestive Health - ORMC - Nights - Orlando Health

Position Summary

     - Nights 7 PM - 7AM

     - THREE SHIFTS EACH WEEK

The 11LP Digestive Health Unit is a 30-bed unit dedicated to caring for patients before and after their procedure at the Digestive Health Institute. Orlando Health Digestive Health Institute is an international destination for care, offering comprehensive and coordinated services to evaluate, diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions affecting the digestive tract and gastrointestinal organs. The institute has distinguished itself worldwide in offering many diagnostic and treatment options, including artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that improve diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.

This is one small step in our journey towards establishing a solid organ transplant program. The newly dedicated unit will enable us to provide specialized training to a core team of nurses and staff to meet the specific needs of patients who travel 500 miles to see us and are admitted with complex digestive health problems and be familiar with cutting-edge clinical research protocols.

Common Procedures you will see on this unit: 

• Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)
• Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
• Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)

ORLANDO HEALTH ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Located in downtown Orlando, Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) has served the Central Florida community for more than 100 years. With 898 acute-care and rehabilitative beds, it is among the largest acute-care facilities in the region and the only Level I Trauma Centers in Central Florida. The hospital has earned recognition from U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Hospital” in Central Florida and rated high performing in 12 adult procedures and conditions. Orlando Health ORMC holds the most Beacon Awards for Excellence in the state, awarded by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to units that employ evidence-based practices to improve patient and family outcomes, and is the only adult-care hospital in Orlando to achieve Magnet® Recognition, the gold standard for nursing’s contribution to quality patient care, safety, research, and service excellence.

Orlando Health ORMC is the flagship hospital of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you.

Essential Functions
 Assesses patient’s needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses. Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attaining expected outcomes.
 Functions as a patient and family advocate.
 Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit/ department.
 Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/ or nurse clinician.
 Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the unit/department.
 Serves as a role model for staff and supports the hospital and nursing department’s goals and strategies.
 Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses the data reflective of the patient’s status, and interprets the necessary information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age specific needs.
 Coordinates the care and delegates as appropriate to other team members on a defined group of patients.
 Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards. This includes but is not limited to patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.
 Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and use of patient care/unit equipment as defined by unit/department-specific requisite skills.
 Prioritizes patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with Evidence-Based Practice Standards of Care.
 Practices effective problem identification and resolution.
 Delegates tasks and duties to healthcare team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the team member’s capabilities and qualifications.
 Communicates appropriate information regarding patient condition or unit concerns to other health care team members.
 Demonstrates caring practices by providing a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families.
 Demonstrates awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights.
 Collaborates with the education department and nursing leadership team to effectively transition and support new team members and/or students

Education/Training

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.

Licensure/Certification

• Maintains current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.

Experience

• None required