Ohio Nurses Association

Registered Nurse Cardiac Step Down Unit AdventHealth Zephyrhills

Top Reasons To Work At AdventHealth Zephyrhills:

• AdventHealth Zephyrhills 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

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.

• Current Florida state Registered Nurse licensure
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Associates Degree in Nursing
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification
• American Heart Association ACLS certification
• NIHSS stroke certification within 30 days of hire

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.  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.