Registered Nurse Medical Surgical AdventHealth Zephyrhills

Location Address: 7050 Gall Blvd, Zephyrhills, FL 33541

Top Reasons to Work at AdventHealth Zephyrhills

·        Zephyrhills/Dade City Named One of Americaâ™s Best Hospitals for Heart Care, Orthopedics, Stroke Centers and Patient Safety three years in a row âœ2017-2019❠by the Womenâ™s Choice Award

·        Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A Spring/Fall 2018

·        One of only 35 Hospitals Nationally Named as a Top General Hospital by The Leapfrog Group

·        Four Star Recipient for Coronary Interventional Procedures in 2019 by Health grades

·        First in Florida to earn Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee by The Joint Commission

Work Hours/Shift:

Full Time/Days

You Will Be Responsible For:

·        Utilizes the nursing process to provide quality care to the patient.

·        Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.

·        Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.

·        Promotes patientâ™s independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patients, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.

·        Assures quality of care by adhering to standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

·    Basic computer knowledge

·    Commitment to purposeful hourly rounding

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

·    ADN, Diploma

·    Complete arrhythmia test or course within ninety days

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

·    BSN and/or MSN

·    1 year relevant clinical nursing experience

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

·    Current Florida State Registered Nurse licensure

·    Current American Heart Association BLS certification

·    Current or completion of NIHSS stroke certification within thirty day

Job Summary:

The Clinical Registered Nurse (RN) is accountable for coordinating the efforts of the multidisciplinary treatment team for the patients under his/her care.  The RN is accountable for administering, supervising, coordinating, and evaluating the nursing process in the provision of care; and will strive to maintain and improve patient outcomes. 

The RN is responsible for acting as a role model for the mission and patient promise of Florida Hospital Zephyrhills.  S/he is accountable for working within the parameters of the Florida Nurse Practice Act, regulatory standards, established policies, protocols and procedures; and utilizes other pertinent references as guidelines for clinical practice.  S/he critically evaluates evidence for application to clinical practice in his / her area of practice.