Registered Nurse, Cardiac​/Telemetry Nights

Jackson North Medical Center

Department: Cardiac/Telemetry

Address: 160 NW 170th Street, North Miami Beach, Florida, 33169

Shift details: Full Time, Days

The Clinical Staff Nurse functions as a champion of quality patient care and professional caregiver who demonstrates critical thinking skills and scientific judgment in the anticipation and planning for the care of the patient. The CSN is responsible to perform at a competent level of nursing and consistently demonstrates nursing process. These standards include assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching and health promotion and evaluation.

The CSN is also responsible to hold the highest standards of professional performance, which include ethics, cultural diversity, communication, collaboration, evidence based practice, nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health. These standards of practice encompass the actions and foundation of professional nursing. The CSN will function within the JHS CARE Model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.

The CSN possesses clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas.

• Implements and coordinates the delivery of care in collaboration with physician and other provider and healthcare staff.
• Utilizes the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation) in applying nursing knowledge.
• Documents all pertinent information regarding nursing care, care plans and observations.
• Accounts for narcotics/emergency equipment on each tour of duty.
• Maintains a working knowledge of facility infection control procedures.
• Recognizes, questions and reports significant patient findings and/or inconsistencies in medical/nursing orders/treatment regime.
• Collaborates and seeks corrective action.
• Selects, individualizes, updates and adheres to clinical procedures/protocols/standards/clinical pathways, plans of care/narcotics policies and discharge/teaching plans.
• Completes and submits patient/unit charges.
• Recognizes/prioritizes overt/convert unit needs/problems and implements corrective action independently.
• Assumes charge nurse role when assigned, supervises designated personnel/takes action as needed.
• Applies logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions and approaches to problems.
• Provides functional direction and assistance to LPN's and CNA's or MA's, and completes new staff orientation as assigned.
• Makes rounds on a timely basis to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintains HIPAA compliance at all times.
• Follows and performs all related unit specific policies and procedures, as detailed on the unit specific competency check-list.
• Utilizes job and unit specific equipment as required.
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Expertise).
• Performs all other related job duties as assigned.

Generally requires 1 to 3 years of related experience.

• Associate's degree in Nursing is required.
• BSN degree is preferred.
• Any employee who will be performing Point of Care and testing in the Operating Room, Neuro ICU, NICU, PICU, Pedi-ER, Cath Lab and/or Interventional Radiology areas, the educational degree must be verified at the time of hire. Minimum education level required to be verified is Associate's degree.

• General
  
  Competencies:
  
  Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work accurately while meeting multiple deadlines, communicate effectively in both oral and written form, handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure, understand and follow instructions, exercise sound and independent judgment, use job appropriate technology and software applications.
• Nursing
  
  Competencies:
  
  Ability to understand, respect and accommodate patients preferences and needs, provide clear and accurate information to doctors, other nurses, patients, families; show compassion, patience, maintain non-judgmental approach to patients, families and employees.
• Unit Specific
  
  Competencies:
  
  Must have clinical knowledge, skill and ability to fully and accurately complete all required unit competencies as indicated in the unit competency check-list.

• Valid Florida RN license is required.
• American Heart Association and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers may be required at the unit level upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.
• Must meet and maintain valid and current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies, certifications/licensures, as required by regulatory and/or nursing standard of practice for the specialty.

AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) with 6 months validity

Job function requires extended standing or walking.…