Registered Nurse - Pedi ED

Position Information

Join our team at Lakeland Regional Health! We are located in beautiful Central Florida and are licensed for 910 beds, serving as the only Level II Trauma Center for all of Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties. As a Clinical Nurse, you will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic team across ten different Medical/Surgical units and six Progressive Care units.

You also have the opportunity to work in specialty areas like Endoscopy, Cath Lab, ED, PACU, OR, ICU and Women and Children's care by either being hired directly into these areas or by participating in one of our Nursing Specialty Fellowship Programs.

Recognized for our exceptional nursing culture, we support the growth and development of our nurses by fostering an intellectually stimulating environment with the goal to deliver the best and safest care by placing people at the heart of all we do. Apply today!

Active - Benefit Eligible and Accrues Time Off

Work Hours per Biweekly Pay Period: 72.00
72.00 Work Hours per Biweekly Pay Period
Shift
: 12 Hour Day Shift
Location
: 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd Lakeland, FL
Pay Rate
:
Starting salary for new RNs is $38.06 an hour. Base rate is dependent upon years of experience as licensed RN.Position Summary The Pediatric Emergency Department is an award-winning Children's Emergency Department which provides compassionate, convenient care in a friendly setting.

• Round-the-clock Board-certified physicians and nurses specially trained in pediatric emergency medicine

• A friendly and interactive environment designed to give children comfort

• Prompt, safe and efficient care that has twice earned Lakeland Regional Health prestigious awards for innovation in emergency medicine

• 33 beds dedicated to emergency care for children

• Separate entrance apart from adult emergency care

Position Responsibilities

People At The Heart Of All We Do

• Fosters an inclusive and engaged environment through teamwork and collaboration.
• Ensures patients and families have the best possible experiences across the continuum of care.
• Communicates appropriately with patients, families, team members, and our community in a manner that treasures all people as uniquely created.
• Safety And Performance Improvement
  • Behaves in a mindful manner focused on self, patient, visitor, and team safety.
  • Demonstrates accountability and commitment to quality work.
  • Participates actively in process improvement and adoption of standard work.
  • Stewardship
  • Demonstrates responsible use of LRH's resources including people, finances, equipment and facilities.
  • Knows and adheres to organizational and department policies and procedures.
  • Standard Work Duties:
    Registered Nurse
  • Uses the standards of nursing practice and mutually problem solves with the patient, family, other healthcare providers, and the community, as appropriate, to develop a well-coordinated and collaborated plan of care to address the patient's needs.
  • Demonstrates a competent level of behavior in the professional registered nurse role, through engagement in caring relationships, modeling of caring factors and the promotion of optimal outcomes.
  • Assure zero preventable harm by demonstrating keen attention to all patient safety and quality practices including but not limited to hand hygiene, intentional hourly rounding, pro-active toileting, clutter-free, healing environment.
  • Establish self-caring practices through demonstrating personal safety practices and engaging in continuous learning to advance one's professional practice.
  • Exhibits commitment to the vision, core purpose/mission and goals of LRH, modeling the Quality-Caring Model concepts by initiating, cultivating, and sustaining caring relationships with patients and families, other nurses and other members of the healthcare team.
  • Demonstrate ethical practice by maintaining patient confidentiality within legal and regulatory parameters in a nonjudgmental and nondiscriminatory manner that appreciates the unique meanings of patients, families, and the community.
  • Fosters a spirit of clinical inquiry through integration of the Quality-Caring Model with specific evidenced based nursing interventions, to positively influence health outcomes. Uses the best…