Registered Nurse (RN) Ambulatory Services - Plantation

Description

Registered Nurse (RN)

Ambulatory Services

Full-Time Days No Weekends FTE 0.9

Westside RegionalMedical Center
Plantation, FL

Facility Description:

We'realways on the move. You will find it is an exciting time at Westside RegionalMedical Center, a 250-bed medical center and healthcare complex. Westside Regionaloffers the community the latest in minimally invasive spine and colorectalsurgery and is one of only nine Joint Commission certified centers in theUnited States for minimally invasive colorectal surgery. Not only are wecertified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Agency for Health CareAdministration (ACHA), but also certified as a Thrombectomy Capable Center by theJoint Commission. We are teaching and research facility, offering GraduateMedical Education (GME) programs in podiatry, surgery and internal medicine. Sinceour founding in 1974 we have been committed to expanding and improving everyfacet of the organization, devoting significant time and resources to enhancingthe facility, staff and medical care.

At Westside, we carelike family! We invite you to explore opportunities with a family-oriented teamof more than 1,200 professionals, along with almost 750 physicians that thrivein a fast-paced but friendly work environment. At Westside Regional Medical Center,our medical services combined with compassionate care, illustrate why we areone of the leading healthcare facilities in South Florida.

We offer you an excellent total compensationpackage, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growthopportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent workwith us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, flex spending, life,disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, and employeestock purchase program.

We are looking to hire a dedicated and passionate Registered Nurse (RN) for our AmbulatoryServices. The Registered Nurse (RN) will provide safe andeffective nursing care to all patients utilizing the nursing process. As a Registered Nurse in Ambulatory Services, some of your task and responsibilities will be to:

• Coordinate pre-testing and anesthesia screening of schedule, electivesurgical patients and communication of same to physicians, as appropriate.
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to volume, census and acuity.
• Demonstrate responsibility and accountability in the performance and documentation of assessment,reassessment, individualization and prioritization of the patient's Plan of Care in accordance with thedepartment standards. 
• Prioritize and delegate patient care activities based on accurate patient assessment and staff capabilities
• Utilize restraint with appropriate justification and documentation with regards to patient safety.
• Evaluate patient's response to the Plan of Care, communicates to members of the health care team, andimplements necessary changes to care based on patient assessment.
• Demonstrate capability in assisting with emergency measures (code blue, etc.) until physician arrives.
• Promote teamwork, work with multidisciplinary groups and facilitate problem-solving tasks, using criticalthinking techniques.
• Demonstrate understanding and compliance with Advanced Directives, End of Life Issues, Hospice andPost Mortem care.
• Ensure that all patients are welcomed and greeted upon arrival to unit as per individual department plan
• Ensure that all patients transferred and discharged have paper work completed including medicationreconciliation, patient teaching...Delays in this process are communicated to patient and/or family.
• Round hourly (or more frequently as needed) to reassess patient's condition and documents vital signsaccordingly.

Qualifications

• Current Florida license as Registered Nurse or Recognized Compact Licensure (subject to Florida State Licensing Requirements, including/not limited to ongoing eligibility and duration provisions)

• Graduate from an accredited school of Practical nursing. 
• ASN required.Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred or working towards same
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical nursing practice on a; experience inhospital-based ambulatory surgery unit preferred. 
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification issued by American HeartAssociation (AHA) is required. 
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification issued by American Heart Association (AHA)is required. 
• Successful completion of an arrhythmia examination with a score of85% or greater. Encouragement to obtain certification in specialty. 

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