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Nurse RN - ICU Float | FT Days

UF Health

#Full Time #RN #Healthcare Team #BLS #ACLS #Teamwork #PACU #PALS #ICU #BSN

Quick overview

The Flex RN provides nursing care to patients using the nursing process and standards of practice, maintaining overall accountability for assigned patients while floating to ICU or areas holding ICU level patients. This role also involves performing all staff nurse activities, potentially functioning as a charge nurse, and operating in an emergency response role as the Rapid Response Team.

Requirements summary

Required education includes an Associate's degree from an accredited school of nursing, with a requirement for new hires after a specific date to obtain a BSN within three years. Candidates must possess current Florida RN licensure, BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications, along with 1-2 years of acute care experience and 3-5 years of critical care experience.

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Job description

Overview

The Flex RN provides nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process and standards of practice for a professional nurse.
The Flex RN must comply with all license, certification, and training requirements required in those units.
The Flex RN is expected to perform all staff nurse activities and function as charge nurse when assigned.
The Flex RN maintains overall accountability/responsibility for assigned patients, even though some activities/tasks may be delegated to Technical Nurses, Patient Care Associates, and/or Sitters.
Assignments are performed appropriately to age and developmental level of patients being served.
The Flex RN will be required to float to ICU/other areas holding ICU level patients, i.e.
PACU, ED-ICU pod, Interventional Radiology, etc.
The Flex RN may also be required to operate in emergency response role as Rapid Response Team.

Qualifications

Required Education

Associate's degree.
Specific course work: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. New hires effective June 14, 2017, must have a BSN degree from an accredited school of nursing within three (3) years of hire or transfer into the position. New hires or transfers into in the position between August 1, 2013 and June 13, 2017 must abide with the conditions in his or her offer letter and the verbiage in the job description signed upon hire or transfer into the position. Current employees who were hired or transferred into the position prior to August 1, 2013 will be grandfathered.
Preferred
Education:
BSN
Necessary
Skills: Demonstrates teamwork and communicates in a professional manner with all members of the healthcare team. Demonstrates the ability to learn and apply computer technologies and procedures that affect patient care delivery.
Required
Licensure/Certifications: Licensed to practice nursing in the State of Florida BLS from the American Heart Association ACLS from the American Heart Association Effective July 1, 2018, PALS from the American Heart Association is required within six (6) months of hire or transfer. Existing employees are required to have PALS by December 31, 2018. Professional Certification Preferred. Crisis Prevention Institute training within ninety (90) days, and then annually, is required for Psych Unit.