Introduction

Do you want to be appreciated daily? Our nurses are celebrated for being on the front line, empathetic for patients. At HCA Florida Capital Hospital our nurses set us apart from any other healthcare provider. We are seeking a(an) CSICU FT RN Days to join our healthcare family.

Benefits

HCA Florida Capital Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

At HCA Florida Capital Hospital, our nurses play a vital part. We know that every nurse’s path and purpose is unique. Do you want to create your own personal career path in nursing? HCA Healthcare is your career destination! Our scale makes it possible for nurses to create the career path that fits their life – for life – and empowers their passion for patient care. Apply today for our CSICU FT RN Days opportunity.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provide professional nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process. To collaborate with other members of the health care delivery team including physicians, to deliver quality health care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Demonstrates knowledge and application of the nursing process.

2. Participates and cooperates in the unit based Quality Improvement processes.

3. Supports, maintains and provides an environment which is supportive of quality patient care through effective use of resources and personnel.

4. Practices, develops and endorses customer service skills in relationships with internal and external customers.

5. Serves as the patient and family advocate with respect to the patients right to privacy by protecting confidential information.

6. Plans and implements patient care and teaching based on a total assessment and the age of the patient.

7. Evaluates and documents patient response; monitors and recognizes changes in physiological and psychosocial status; takes appropriate action based on assessment of the patient.

8. Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, qualify of care or the services delivered.

9. Demonstrates knowledge of the occurrence reporting system. Uses system to report potential patient safety issues.

10. Follows established guidelines for reporting a significant medical error or unanticipated outcome in the patient’s care which results in patient harm.

11. Attends in-service presentations and completes all mandatory education requirements.

12. Uses Performance Improvement Plan to improve patient safety.

13. Regular, punctual and dependable attendance.

14. Other duties as assigned.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:

A. Core Competencies:

1. Service: Strives to meet expectations/needs of customers; responds to concerns with sense of urgency; seeks win-win solutions for unreasonable patient/customer expectations

2. Quality/Ethics/Integrity: Seeks opportunities for improvement; prevents small problems from becoming large ones; pays attention to detail; follows instructions and protocol/procedures; adheres to company code of conduct; maintains integrity in all aspects of his/her work

3. Relationships: Builds effective working relationships; finds and provides information to clarify situations; expands on original ideas; contributes own ideas; places high priority on other team members’ goals; gains team agreement to support ideas; clearly explains rationale behind ideas/goals; demonstrates sensitivity to differing cultural views and needs; meets attendance and punctuality requirements

4. Adaptability: Seeks to understand changes in work tasks/processes; actively seeks information about new tasks/processes; treats change and new tasks/processes as opportunities for learning and personal growth; speaks positively about changes to others; quickly modifies behavior to deal effectively with change

B. Job Specific: As defined in department specific competencies

EDUCATION REQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED:

• Associates Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing required

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

• Florida RN license and/or approved multistate RN license required
• BLS-American Heart Association BLS Provider issued card required
• ACLS-American Heart Association ACLS Provider issued card required

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

POPULATION SERVED:

The Intensive Care Unit is a 10-bed located on the 4th floor of Capital Regional Medical Center. This unit is designated to accommodate the critically ill adult and geriatric patient requiring specialized intensive monitoring and nursing care. The scope of care encompasses the assessment, intervention, and evaluation of patients with the potential for, or the presence of, a life threatening condition. These conditions may be medical or surgical in nature, as well as either acute or chronic. Patients admitted to this unit are in need of advanced technological equipment, as well as the advanced skills of the staff. The objective of the ICU staff, in collaboration with the other members of the multidisciplinary health care team, is to begin their process of returning the patient to his/her optimal level of functioning.

The Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit is a 10-bed unit located on the 4th floor of Capital Regional Medical Center. This unit is designated to accommodate critically ill adult and geriatric patients who have undergone surgical procedures such as cardiac, thoracic, vascular or neurological or who have intensive cardiac or respiratory medical needs.

The most common operative procedures are:

Post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Post Valvular Replacement

Post Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

The objective of the CSICU staff, in collaboration with the other members of the multidisciplinary health care team, is to return the patient to a level of functioning appropriate for transfer to a less intensive environment for continuation of care and service.

COMPETENCIES:

The competencies identified for this position are summarized and reviewed periodically throughout employment. The required behaviors and measurement associated with core, job specific, age specific, and management (if applicable) competencies and are maintained in the department education file.

This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 based on local, state and /or federal law or regulations (unless a medical or religious exemption is approved).

HCA Florida Capital Hospital is a 288-bed acute care hospital. We are a fully accredited healthcare facility with more than 1,400 employees and 500 providers. We deliver 24/7 Emergency Services in Leon and Gadsden Counties. This includes a Pediatric ER and an Express Care ER. We offer a Bariatric Center, Behavioral Health Center, Cancer Center, and Chest Pain Center w/PCI. We have a Comprehensive Breast Center, Family Center, Heart & Vascular Center, and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Our hospital offers an Orthopedic/Spine Center, Physical Therapy Services, Stroke Center, Surgical Services, and Wound Healing Center. We offer a Network-of-Care Affiliated Physician Practices. Our network of physicians is committed to offering advanced healthcare services with a compassionate, patient-focused approach.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our CSICU FT RN Days opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.