Registered Nurse Experienced, Medical Surgical Neurology, Part-Time with benefits, Nights

Facility Name: Jackson Memorial Hospital - Medical Surgical Neurology, West Wing 11

Facility Address: 1611 NW 12 Ave., Miami, FL 33136

Shift Details: Part-Time with benefits, Nights 7:00 pm - 7:00 am rotating weekends (3-2 shifts biweekly)

Why Jackson:

Jackson Memorial Hospital is the flagship hospital for Jackson Health System and it has been a beacon of medical excellence and community care for more than a century. Throughout its rich and storied history, Jackson Memorial - located in the heart of the City of Miami - has been ground zero for some of the world's greatest medical breakthroughs and important moments in South Florida. We've grown into one of the nation's largest public hospitals, and one of the few that is also a world-class academic medical center with a proud mission and proven success. Jackson Memorial is an accredited, tertiary teaching hospital with 1,500 licensed beds, where nearly every medical specialty is provided by some of the world's most skilled and highly regarded multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. 

Summary

The Clinical Staff Nurse functions as a champion of quality patient care and professional caregiver who demonstrates critical thinking skills and scientific judgment in the anticipation and planning for the care of the patient. The CSN is responsible to perform at a competent level of nursing and consistently demonstrates nursing process. These standards include: assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching and health promotion and evaluation. The CSN is also responsible to hold the highest standards of professional performance, which include: ethics, cultural diversity, communication, collaboration, evidence based practice, nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health. These standards of practice encompass the actions and foundation of professional nursing. The CSN will function within the JHS CARE Model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients. The CSN possesses clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas.

Responsibilities

• Implements and coordinates patient care in collaboration with physicians, providers, and healthcare staff

• Applies the full nursing process — assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation — to deliver safe, effective care

• Documents all relevant nursing care, care plans, and patient observations

• Accounts for narcotics and emergency equipment during each tour of duty

• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of facility infection control procedures

• Identifies, questions, and reports significant patient findings or inconsistencies in medical or nursing orders

• Collaborates with appropriate personnel to seek corrective action when needed

• Selects, individualizes, updates, and adheres to clinical procedures, protocols, standards, pathways, care plans, narcotics policies, and discharge/teaching plans

• Completes and submits patient and unit charges accurately

• Recognizes and prioritizes overt and covert unit needs or problems, implementing corrective actions independently

• Assumes charge nurse responsibilities when assigned, supervising designated personnel and intervening as necessary

• Uses logic and reasoning to evaluate alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to clinical problems

• Provides functional direction and support to LPNs, CNAs, and MAs, and participates in new staff orientation

• Conducts timely rounds to ensure continuity and quality of care

• Maintains HIPAA compliance at all times

• Follows all unit-specific policies, procedures, and competency requirements

• Utilizes job-specific and unit-specific equipment appropriately

• Demonstrates service excellence and CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Expertise

• Performs additional related duties as assigned

Experience

Generally requires 1 to 3 years of related experience.

Preferred Experience

At least one year experience as a registered nurse in Acute Care. 

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing is required. BSN degree is preferred. Any Employee who will be performing Point of Care and testing in the Operating Room, Neuro ICU, NICU, PICU, Pedi-ER, Cath Lab and/or Interventional Radiology areas, the educational degree must be verified at the time of hire. Minimum education level required to be verified is Associate's degree.

Education

• Associate's degree in Nursing is required. 
• BSN degree is preferred. 
• Any Employee who will be performing Point of Care testing in the Operating Room, Neuro ICU, NICU, PICU, Pedi-ER, Cath Lab and/or Interventional Radiology areas, the educational degree must be verified at the time of hire. 

Credentials

• Valid Florida RN license is required. 
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers is required upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.
• Must meet and maintain valid and current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies, certifications/licensures, as required by regulatory and/or nursing standard of practice for the specialty.

Unit Specific Credential

FL-BLS

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