2 Nursing Assistant jobs in Miami

Facility Name: Jackson Memorial Hospital - JHS Workforce Plus Float Acute Care/Med-Surg (Experienced Only)

Facility Address: 1611 NW 12 Ave., Miami, FL 33136

Shift details: Per Diem, Nights 7:00 pm - 7:00 am (minimum three shifts per month)

Why Jackson Memorial Hospital: Jackson Memorial Hospital is the flagship hospital for Jackson Health System and it has been a beacon of medical excellence and community care for more than a century. Throughout its rich and storied history, Jackson Memorial - located in the heart of the City of Miami - has been ground zero for some of the world's greatest medical breakthroughs and important moments in South Florida. We've grown into one of the nation's largest public hospitals, and one of the few that is also a world-class academic medical center with a proud mission and proven success. Jackson Memorial is an accredited, tertiary teaching hospital with 1,500 licensed beds, where nearly every medical specialty is provided by some of the world's most skilled and highly regarded multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.

Summary

The Clinical Staff Nurse functions as a champion of quality patient care and professional caregiver who demonstrates critical thinking skills and scientific judgment in the anticipation and planning for the care of the patient. The CSN is responsible to perform at a competent level of nursing and consistently demonstrates nursing process. These standards include: assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching and health promotion and evaluation. The CSN is also responsible to hold the highest standards of professional performance, which include: ethics, cultural diversity, communication, collaboration, evidence based practice, nursing research, quality, resource utilization, and environmental health. These standards of practice encompass the actions and foundation of professional nursing. The CSN will function within the JHS CARE Model, which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients. The CSN possesses clinical knowledge and skills to meet standards as required by specific clinical areas.

Responsibilities

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  Implements and coordinates patient care in collaboration with physicians, providers, and healthcare staff.

• Utilizes the nursing process—assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation—to deliver safe and effective nursing care.

• Documents all pertinent information related to nursing care, care plans, and patient observations.

• Accounts for narcotics and emergency equipment during each tour of duty.

• Maintains working knowledge of facility infection-control procedures.

• Recognizes, questions, and reports significant patient findings or inconsistencies in medical or nursing orders/treatment plans; collaborates to seek corrective action.

• Selects, individualizes, updates, and adheres to clinical procedures, protocols, standards, clinical pathways, plans of care, narcotics policies, and discharge/teaching plans.

• Completes and submits patient and unit charges accurately.

• Identifies and prioritizes overt and covert unit needs or problems and implements corrective actions independently.

• Assumes charge nurse responsibilities when assigned, supervises designated personnel, and takes appropriate action as needed.

• Applies logic and reasoning to evaluate alternative solutions, conclusions, and approaches to problems.

• Provides functional direction and assistance to LPNs and CNAs; completes new staff orientation as assigned.

• Conducts timely rounds to ensure continuity of care.

• Maintains HIPAA compliance at all times.

• Follows and performs all unit-specific policies and procedures as outlined in the competency checklist.

• Utilizes job-specific and unit-specific equipment as required.

• Demonstrates service excellence and CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Expertise.

• Performs all other related duties as assigned.

Experience

Generally requires 1 to 3 years of related experience.

Preferred Experience

• At least 3 years' experience as a hospital registered nurse in acute care.
• Hospital float registered nurse experience, preferred.

Education

• Associate's degree in Nursing is required. BSN degree is preferred.
• Any Employee who will be performing Point of Care testing in the Operating Room, Neuro ICU, NICU, PICU, Pedi-ER, Cath Lab and/or Interventional Radiology areas, the educational degree must be verified at the time of hire.
• Minimum education level required to be verified is Associate's degree.

Credentials

• Valid Florida RN license is required.
• American Heart Association and any additional applicable life support certification for Healthcare Providers may be required at the unit level upon hire with at least 6 months validity and maintenance at JHS for the duration of employment.
• Must meet and maintain valid and current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies, certifications/licensures, as required by regulatory and/or nursing standard of practice for the specialty.

Unit Specific Credential

AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) with 6 months validity

Jackson Health System is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.