Registered Nurse AdventHealth Zephyrhills

Location Address: 7050 Gall Boulevard Zephyrhills, Florida 33541

Top Reasons to Work at AdventHealth Zephyrhills

• AH Zeph/Dade City Named One of America’s Best Hospitals for Heart Care, Orthopedics, Stroke Centers and Patient Safety three years in a row “2017-2019” by the Women’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:

PRN/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 patient’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.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintain a safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules, and  regulations with the assistance of  health care support personnel.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration, and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Completes documentation per organizational policy.
• Ensures safe and efficient use of equipment; troubleshooting malfunctions and following procedures for repair.

What You Will Need:

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 days

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.