Description
SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)
SCHEDULE: Full-time
Do you have a passion for healthcareand helping others? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, patient-centeredenvironment? Jump-start your career in our Orthopedics Department. Submit yourapplication today.
We are seeking an Orthopedic Nurse forour center to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with highquality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support eachother and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care isas meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now.
Employee Benefits include an excellent total compensation package, includingcompetitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. Webelieve in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Yourbenefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability,tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, employee stock purchaseprogram. We would love to talk to you about thisfantastic opportunity.
Job Summary The Orthopedic-Medical/Surgical unitconsists of 47 beds located on the 7th floor at North Florida Regional MedicalCenter. We are proud to serve a diverse patient population consisting of 60%Orthopedic and 40% Medical/Surgical patients. Our specialty focus includespatients undergoing total joint replacement surgery, fractures and fracturerepairs, osteomyelitis and minor trauma. We collaborate with nationallyrecognized orthopedic surgeons specializing in hip, knee, ankle and shouldersurgeries to assist patients achieve their maximum mobility and independence. Themedical / surgical patients we care for have a wide variety of medical/surgicaldiagnoses ranging from minor to complex including, but not limited to: cardiac,respiratory, gastroenterology, renal disease, neuro, endocrine, behavioralhealth, infectious disease and the general surgery patient. Our multidisciplinary care team workstogether to coordinate individualized care and optimize patient outcomesthrough evidence based practice and exceptional care.
The OrthopedicMed/Surg team iscommitted to the highest standards of nursing practice and clinical excellencefor the optimal care of our patients. As we continue our journey to excellence;many nurses on our team are nationally certified by the Orthopedic NurseCertification Board or actively in the process of becoming certified. Our unit was the first at NFRMC to berecognized for reaching the 2 year ZERO CLABSI milestone and the first toachieve the 1 year CA-UTI Free milestone.
As a member of our Ortho family, youwill find many exciting opportunities for your own professional growth anddevelopment. Our unit is unique due to the wide variety of patients we serveallowing you to develop and expand your critical thinking and clinical skills. Fastpaced, with the highest volume of patient days and the shortest length of stayfor 2017; leading to enhanced time management, organization and prioritizationof care. Active in shared governance andprofessional development; the 2018 NFRMC Professional Practice and ProfessionalDevelopment Councils are each chaired by Ortho nurses. We also offer flexiblescheduling to support our team in work-life balance and/or the pursuit ofadditional education.
Qualifications Current license as a RN Current certification as a BLS Healthcare Provider Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing
1+ Years of experience as a RN in an Acute Care settingrequired
Customer service abilities includingeffective listening skills. Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and theability to work with minimal supervision in a fast pacedenvironment. Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing,bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipmentup to 50 pounds.
North Florida Regional Medical Center is a 432-bed,full-service medical and surgical acute care center serving North CentralFlorida and offering comprehensive cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics,neurosciences, minimally-invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery, weight losssurgery and treatment, senior care, women's health and wound therapy, amongother services.
A proven leader, NFRMC is fullyaccredited, is certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center and a Quality TopPerformer by The Joint Commission, is an accredited Chest Pain Center, isdesignated as a Blue Distinction (tm) Center for Knee and Hip Replacement,Spine Surgery and Bariatric Surgery, and earned an "A" on the Spring2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade survey.
North Florida Regional Medical Center ispart of HCA Healthcare which is a leading healthcare provider with over 31.2million patient encounters a year at locations in 21 states including the UK.We care about our community. HCA Healthcare has been continually named one ofEthispheres most ethical companys in the world since 201