RN/Clinical Nurse - Recovery

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) Registered Nurse

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community. TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs, and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

Job Description

• Is fundamental in achieving recognized world-class health care.
• Assumes direct and indirect responsibility for the patient's care environment.
• Provides care through collaboration with healthcare team members and the autonomous application of the nursing process.
• Leads, mentors, and role models for other members of the healthcare team.
• Has responsibilities including (but are not limited to) coordinating and delegating care in a safe, secure, and clean environment.
• Demonstrates respect for the patient's rights, dignity, values, confidentiality, and expressed needs.
• Uses evidenced-based practice and information technologies while maintaining focus on providing comfort, relieving pain, and alleviating anxiety.
• Practices under the Department of Nursing's umbrella and within the scope and conditions of the Florida Nurse Practice Act.
• Follows all Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc. (TMH) policies, procedures, and requirements.
• Supports a commitment to TMH's mission and vision of TMH actively.
• Displays behaviors in harmony with the ICARE values (integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence) consistently.

Requirements

• Required Education: Associate degree in nursing.
• Preferred Education: Bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Required Experience: None.
• Preferred Experience: Two (2) or more years of RN experience.
• Required Certification/License/Registry: Licensed as an RN in accordance with Florida's Nurse Practice Act; Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification from an accredited American Heart Association (AHA) instructor; Other specialized life support requirements designated by work area.

Supervision

• May supervise the following: Nurse Extern, Licensed Practical Nurse, Psych Center Specialty Tech, Unit Secretary, Patient Care Assistant, Certified Nursing Assistant.