Nurse Resident, Advanced Care

Position Summary:

Position Summary

This position is intended for licensed registered nurses with less than one year of experience.

Responsibilities:

• Nursing school graduate.
• Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and the unit/department.

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida or valid Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) multistate RN license.
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.

Qualifications:

• Administers bedside patient care in a hospital or inpatient setting under the supervision of a preceptor, leader, and/or charge nurse.
• Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgement to care for patients requiring complex assessments and therapies, highintensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance.
• Utilizesinformation and assessment data to anticipate,respond with confidence, and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient focused actions.
• Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, interprets, and records electronic displays such as intracranial

• Respondsto life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol.
• Observes, monitors, and assesses patients’ conditions,recognizes, identifies, and interpretsserioussituations, and callsthe Physician

• Assesses patients’ needs and develops/revisesindividualized plans of care based on their needs and responses. Evaluates patients’

• Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers.
• Functions as an advocate for patients and their families.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on their

• Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/ or nurse clinician.
• Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and the interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the

• Serves as a role model forstaff and supportsthe hospital and nursing department’s goals and strategies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses data reflective of the patient’s

• Coordinates patient care for a defined group and delegatestasks appropriately to team members.
• Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner, meeting all required and regulatory standards. This

• Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and the use of patient care/unit equipment as defined by unit/department-specific

• Prioritizes patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with Evidence-Based Practice Standards of Care.
• Practices effective problem identification and resolution.
• Delegatestasks and dutiesto healthcare team membersin accordance with the patient’s needs and the team member’s capabilities

• Communicates appropriate information regarding patient condition or unit concerns to other healthcare 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

• Maintainsreasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal,state,

• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures

Other Related Functions

• Participates in and may lead unit level and/or organizational level committees focused on nursing practice and performance

• Participates in departmental and organizational peer review, mentoring, and coaching regarding professional practice or role

• Practices efficient use ofsupplies and maintains a clean,safe, and organized work area.
• Attends staff development in-services, department meetings, and/or nursing committee meetings.
• Partners with the nursing leadership team to identify professional development needs.
• Assumes responsibility for one’s own professional development and continuing education.
• Actively participatesin and attendsthe Nurse Residency Program as appropriate to role.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.