Registered Nurse NICU PICU Transport Wesley Chapel Nights

Location:

2600 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Wesley Chapel, Florida 33544.

Shift: Night (Full time).

• Practices autonomously in accordance with professional nursing standards and departmental protocols, assessing, interpreting, and reporting diagnostic data relative to patient age and condition.
• Administers and calculates medications, monitoring patient responses according to protocols.
• Conducts comprehensive patient assessments and documents findings accurately.
• Provides emergency care for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Transports patients safely, remaining alert to hazards and using radio communications effectively.
• Obtains nursing histories and evaluates age-appropriate behavior, motor skills, and physiological norms.
• Develops and modifies individualized care plans, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team.
• Participates in quality and performance improvement activities to enhance patient outcomes.
• Educates patients and families on care plans and health management.
• Communicates patient updates to physicians and other healthcare providers.
• Maintains proficiency in the use of department systems and equipment.
• Supervises and coordinates patient transfers and transport logistics.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Ability to effectively deliver patient care while in transport via the confined spaces and unique environment of specialty care ambulance, rotor wing aircraft, and fixed wing aircraft [Required]
• Critical care nursing knowledge [Required]
• Basic computer skills, with the ability to navigate Microsoft Windows based programs [Required]
• Must be able to use a high level of abstract reasoning to assess patients, evaluate interventions, and revise the plan of care according to patient outcomes [Required]
• Familiarity with Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems [Preferred]

• Associate's of Nursing [Required]
• Bachelor's of Nursing [Preferred]

• 2+ Acute care experience [Required]
• 2+ Critical care experience [Preferred]
• 2+ ED experience [Preferred]
• 2+ Transport RN experience [Preferred]

• Registered Nurse (RN) [Required]
• Basic Life Support - CPR Cert (BLS) [Required]
• Trauma Nurse Course Certified (TNCC) [Preferred]
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Cert (PALS) [Preferred]
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) [Preferred]
• Acute/Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CCNS) [Preferred]
• Neonatal Pediatric Transport (C-NPT) [Preferred]

• Additional licensure or certification requirements may apply depending on the specific unit or state in which this position is located.
• If working in PICU/NICU: must have a minimum of 4,000 hours RN experience, which includes 2,000 hours of Level II or Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nursing experience (per Florida state rule 64J).

Physical requirements are available at

$32.76 - $57.47 per hour.

Florida Level 2 background screening required.

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. Every day, our team members serve patients with respect and dignity, free from discrimination on the basis of any protected class.