Description

Registered Nurse ICU AdventHealth Apopka

Up to $15,000 Sign-on Bonus and $3,000 Relocation available for eligible candidates (see terms below)

Location Address: 2100 Ocoee Apopka Road, Apopka, FL 32703

Top Reasons to work at AdventHealth Apopka

• AdventHealth Apopka is a seven-story, 120-bed hospital offering an extensive range of services including expanded surgical services, advanced surgical suites, and a catheterization lab.
• The hospital also features a 30,000 square-foot Emergency Department with pediatric friendly beds, imaging services, a full-service cafeteria, gift shop and on-site fire station.
• The hospital opened in December 2017, replacing the 50-bed hospital that AdventHealth had operated in downtown Apopka for more than four decades.
• Want to see what itâ™s like to work with us? Click here for a virtual tour of our Apopka campus!

Unit Highlights

• The Intensive Care Unit at AdventHealth Apopka is a 19-bed unit caring for a wide array of high-acuity cases
• Diverse patient population with cases including renal failure, respiratory failure with ventilator management, septic shock with MODS, hypovolemic shock, DKA with severe acidosis, and more!
• A strong, multi-disciplinary team of highly engaged nurses with dedicated preceptors who love to teach eager new nurses

Work Hours/Shift: Full-time, Days (7 am â“ 7 pm) or Nights (7pm â“ 7am)

Sign-on Bonus Eligibility:

• Applicable experience required. 
• Full Time employment contract required. 
• Rehires within twelve (12) months are not eligible. 
• Internal candidates are not eligible.

Relocation Eligibility:

• Applicable experience required. 
• Full Time employment contract required. 
• Must live 50 miles outside of campus address.

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Nursing Process: Completes timely assessments per Practice Guidelines including physiological, psychological, developmental, sociocultural, spiritual, and life-style factors, including signs of abuse or neglect. Makes appropriate decisions and interventions and nursing diagnosis according to patients actual or potential health conditions or needs. (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2012)
• Nursing Process: Based on the assessment and diagnosis, sets measurable and achievable short and long-range gals for the patient (ANA, 2012), assisting in the developmental and implementation of an individualized plan of care. Prioritizes and completes follow-up assessments, evaluates and modifies plan of care as needed. Nursing practice reflects mutual goal setting and whole person care including meeting the needs of the mind, body and spirit. (King, 1995)
• Nursing Knowledge: Demonstrates the ability to assess and interpret diagnostic data relative to the patient age and condition, including, but not limited to lab results, non-invasive monitoring data and interdisciplinary team notes. Nursing practice reflects the application of knowledge and skills pertaining to all diagnoses, procedures, medications, complications, and equipment associated with unit patient population. 
• Patient Safety: Nursing practice reflects the application of knowledge, skill and adherence to all pertinent regulatory standards. Follows strict infection prevention precautions. Adheres to policy and procedure regarding all aspects of medication safety. Practice reflects importance of patient teaching and takes advantage of opportunities, both planned and unplanned, to carry it out in accordance with plan of care. 
• Communication: Promotes an exceptional patient experience by abiding to compassion and image standards and fostering excellent nurse-patient relationships through effective/therapeutic communication with the patient, family, and visitors, including but not limited to and as applicable, hourly rounding. Exhibits ability to utilize appropriate techniques, verbiage, and resources in all interactions with the patient to their level of understanding. Communicates effectively with interdisciplinary team by completing thorough hand off communication in all situations. Follows chain of command when appropriate. 

Qualifications

What Will You Need:

Education and Experience Required:

• Graduate of a school of Nursing

Education and Experience Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing. 

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Required:

• Current valid State of Florida or multi-state license as a Registered Nurse.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. 
• Advanced life support certification (ACLS)

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Preferred:

• Professional certification. 

Job Summary

The Registered Professional Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing and supervising direct and indirect total nursing care responsibilities to identified age-specific groups. Utilizes the nursing process (assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating) in achieving the goals of the nursing department. Adheres to the AdventHealth Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of app applicable local, state and federal agencies and accrediting bodies. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all. 

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.