New Freestanding Emergency Department - Lead Charge Nurse - Waterford Lakes
Position Summary:
Orlando Health is welcoming you to be part of something groundbreaking! Our new Waterford Lakes Freestanding Emergency Department is anticipated to open its doors in April 2025.
This role will be based at our new FSED located at 11898 Lake Underhill Rd. Orlando, FL 32825. In preparation for this new facility, we are actively hiring now. You will initially be stationed and trained at Orlando Regional Medical Center and our Randal Park FSED in Lake Nona, gaining valuable experience and contributing to our team until the Waterford Lakes location is operational.
Position Summary
The Clinical Assistant Nurse Manager (CANM) is responsible for leading the shift operations within the clinical setting to ensure delivery of high-quality care, exceptional customer experience, and optimal patient flow. In conjunction with the Department Nursing Operations Manager and the Assistant Nursing Operations Manager (ANOM); the CANM provides guidance, fosters collaboration, and is responsible for the unit’s clinical operations including patient care assignments, customer experience, productivity, and quality outcomes in settings where patients have an advanced illness or injury that routinely requires timely, intense, and complex care to stabilize and support the patient’s medical condition.These areas require a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio and highly trained team members with advanced skills.
Shift = Nights 6:45 pm - 7:15 am
Status = Variable full time : three, 12 hour shifts each week
Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you. Candidates joining our team will be eligible for:
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Education Assistance programs, Tuition reimbursement, and Student Loan repayment,
- Four Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Back-up Childcare, Elder Care, and Pet Care
- Fertility Benefits, up to $25K lifetime maximum
- Adoption Assistance, up to $15K per child toward eligible expenses
- Orlando Health Way Scholarship for Family Members
Responsibilities:
Essential Functions- Exemplar of the mission, vision, and values of Orlando Health.
- Participates in shared leadership structure.
- Manages staffing assignments for oncoming and off going shifts, based on patient acuity and skill set of team members to ensure patient care needs are met.
- Coordinates patient flow by working directly with the Administrative Supervisors, Care Coordinators, and Discharge Planners to achieve expected outcomes.
- Monitors overall status of patients within area of responsibility and closely monitors status of seriously ill patients.
- Coordinates and/or participates in the delivery of patient care ensuring compliance with physician orders and established policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
- Serves as a resource supporting frontline team members and providers as appropriate.
- Supports clinical collaboration focusing on expected patient length of stay.
- Performs direct patient care activities as required to meet operational needs.
- Interfaces with patients and families to enhance customer experience by conducting Nurse Leader rounds and investigating and responding to patient/family and physician complaints.
- Participates in and/or leads safety huddles.
- Embraces, communicates, and promotes change and problem solving.
- Assesses equipment needs to ensure staff have the needed equipment for patient care, and they can appropriately utilize equipment.
- Supports and sustains all leader-driven initiatives.
- Assists with retention strategies for new team members that fosters a best place to work environment.
- Maintains a regulatory ready environment of care.
- Ensures the appropriate allocation/adjustment of staff, assignment of meal breaks, relief of team members as indicated, etc.
- Utilizes effective fiscal management skills and financial resources with decision-making.
Qualifications:
Education/Training- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree (BSN) preferred.
- Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
A minimum of 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse in an ED setting.