Registered Nurse - RN - Cardiac Rehab Per Diem

Acute Care Registered Nurse

Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital is a comprehensive medical and surgical acute care facility serving the Brevard County Space Coast as a trusted healthcare provider since 2002. Conveniently located in Melbourne, the 119-bed hospital has all private rooms and is uniquely designed for your comfort and a positive patient experience. Our dedicated team of physicians, nurses, clinicians, and medical professionals is committed to delivering the highest level of quality and compassionate care.

We provide a complete scope of care, with advanced technology and expertise in a number of specialties, including cardiovascular care, digestive health, emergency care, orthopedics, and surgical services.

The acute care RN administers patient care in an area in a hospital or inpatient/observation setting where an acute care patient receives active treatment for an injury, episode of illness, a medical condition, or post intervention with assessment. Responsibilities include assessing patient's needs and developing/revising an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses, evaluating the patient's progress toward attaining expected outcomes, respecting diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers, functioning as a patient and family advocate, demonstrating knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit/department, serving as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician, communicating and collaborating with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the unit/department, serving as a role model for staff and supporting the hospital and nursing department's goals and strategies, demonstrating knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, coordinating the care and delegating as appropriate to other team members on a defined group of patients, documenting patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards, demonstrating competency in nursing skills and use of patient care/unit equipment as defined by unit/department-specific requisite skills, prioritizing patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with Evidence-Based Practice Standards of Care, practicing effective problem identification and resolution, delegating tasks and duties to healthcare team members in accordance with the patient's needs and the team member's capabilities and qualifications, communicating appropriate information regarding patient condition or unit concerns to other health care team members, demonstrating caring practices by providing a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families, demonstrating awareness of legal issues and patients' rights, collaborating with the education department and nursing leadership team to effectively transition and support new team members and/or students, maintaining reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards, maintaining compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Qualifications include a graduate of an approved school of nursing, meeting all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department, maintaining current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license, maintaining current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification, ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas, NRP required for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), must possess a valid driver's license and has reliable transportation to travel to perform job duties for Hospital Care at Home In-home nursing, 1 year experience required unless approved by AVP level or above, Hospital Care at Home – Two (2) years acute care nursing experience required.