Charge Nurse-PICU - NIGHTS

Nemours Children's Health in Orlando Florida is seeking a NIGHT SHIFT (7P-7A) PICU Charge Nurse.

Charge nurse is a member of the unit leadership: supervises staff and is accountable for daily shift operations.

Practice of professional nursing" means the performance of those acts requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skill based upon applied principles of psychological, biological, physical, and social sciences which shall include, but not be limited to:

(a)The observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care; health teaching and counseling of the ill, injured, or infirm; and the promotion of wellness, maintenance of health, and prevention of illness of others.

(b)The administration of medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a duly licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of this state to prescribe such medications and treatments.

(c)The supervision and teaching of other personnel in the theory and performance of any of the acts.

Nurse Practice Act.

The 2016 Florida Statues, Title XXXII, Regulation of Professions and Occupations.

Retrieved from http://floridasnursing.gov/resources/

Position Responsibilities

The Charge Nurse implements the patient care delivery model for the patient and their family.

Clinical Judgment


* Utilize and ensure compliance with policies, procedures, guidelines, and reliable methods to make clinical practice decisions.


* Recognize and respond to the dynamic situation while sorting out extraneous detail and exercises clinical judgment based on an immediate grasp of the whole picture for the patient population of the assigned clinical area.


* Independently develop, implement, evaluate, and modify clinical practice matching formal knowledge with critical thinking and nursing skills.


* Collect and interpret complex patient data with clinical events to make clinical decisions to meet individual patient and family needs


* Engage in multidisciplinary collaboration, proactively seek expert consultation, and delegate to other clinicians, as appropriate, while using evidence-based guidelines.

Clinical Inquiry


* Demonstrate knowledge seeking behaviors and identify clinical questions.

Seek/provide advice, resources, and/or education opportunities to improve patient care.


* Participate in the research process and implement changes in practice based upon the evidence

Caring Practices


* Create a safe, compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients, family, and Associates


* Promote comfort and healing and prevent unnecessary suffering with vigilance, engagement, and responsiveness


* Develop professional and trusting relationships that facilitate patient/family coping while maintaining appropriate boundaries

Response to Diversity


* Recognize, appreciate, and incorporate differences into the provision of patient and family centered care, including cultural, sp...