Welcome to North Florida Regional Healthcare, a healthcare system centered around Gainesville's community hospital, North Florida Regional Medical Center. At North Florida Regional, we offer everything from cardiovascular, orthopedic and women's care to family medicine, specialized cancer care and robotic surgery. We are perhaps best known for our high quality emergency services delivered with the shortest wait times in our area. 

The Registered Nurse (RN) ICU:

• Demonstrates knowledge and application of the nursing process.
• Participates and cooperates in the unit based Quality Improvement processes.
• Supports, maintains and provides an environment which is supportive of quality patient care through effective use of resources and personnel.
• Practices, develops and endorses customer service skills in relationships with internal and external customers.
• Serves as the patient and family advocate with respect to the patient’s right to privacy by protecting confidential information.
• Plans and implements patient care and teaching based on a total assessment and the age of the patient.
• Evaluates and documents patient response; monitors and recognizes changes in physiological and psychosocial status; takes appropriate action based on assessment of the patient.
• Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care or services delivered.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system.  Uses system to report potential patient safety issues.
• Follows established guidelines for reporting a significant medical error or unanticipated outcome in the patient’s care which results in patient harm.
• Attends in-service presentations and completes all mandatory education requirements.
• Uses Performance Improvement Plan to improve patient safety.
• Regular, punctual and dependable attendance.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION REQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED

• Associate Degree, Diploma in Nursing, or BSN required

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

• State of Florida RN License required
• BLS – AHA Healthcare Provider
• ACLS

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED OR PREFERRED: 

• 1-3 Years Acute care experience preferred

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

• Reads and writes Basic English with the basic skills necessary to transcribe physician’s orders
• Knowledge of universal precautions
• Ability to listen, empathize and respond to patient, family, internal and external partners needs
• Basic computer skills
• Basic arrhythmia test recognition – have upon hire or within 30 days of hire with a 90% passing score

Compensation will be commensurate with experience and range between $23-$33/hour with night differential of $4.25 and weekend differential of $3.00