Career Center

Jackson Memorial Hospital’s inpatient transplant ICU unit has opportunities for new and experienced nurses to join our world-class team. We are looking for nurses who demonstrate critical thinking skills and scientific judgment in every aspect of patient care planning. By joining one of our inpatient transplant ICU, you will be a part of a leading academic center, working with the top professionals in the field. You will also get the chance to specialize in a solid organ transplant type, receive strong leadership support, and participate in a comprehensive transplant course. 

The Clinical Staff Nurse functions as a champion of quality patient care and professional caregiver who demonstrates critical thinking skills and scientific judgment in the anticipation and planning for the care of the patient. The CSN is responsible to perform at a competent level of nursing and consistently demonstrates nursing process. These standards include: assessment, diagnosis, identification of outcomes, planning, implementation, coordination of care, teaching and health promotion and evaluation. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Implements and coordinates the delivery of care in collaboration with physician and other provider and healthcare staff.
• Utilizes the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation) in applying nursing knowledge.
• Documents all pertinent information regarding nursing care, care plans and observations.
• Accounts for narcotics/emergency equipment on each tour of duty.
• Recognizes, questions and reports significant patient findings and/or inconsistencies in medical/nursing orders/treatment regime.
• Collaborates and seeks corrective action.
• Completes and submits patient/unit charges.
• Assumes charge nurse role when assigned/supervises designated personnel/takes action as needed.
• Provides functional direction and assistance to LPN's and CNA's or MA's, and completes new staff orientation as assigned.
• Makes rounds on a timely basis to ensure continuity of care. Maintains HIPAA compliance at all times.
• Follows and performs all related unit specific policies and procedures, as detailed on the unit specific competency check-list.
• Demonstrates behaviors of service excellence and CARE values (Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Expertise).

Experience:

• Generally requires 1 to 3 years of related experience. At least 1 year of Critical Care/ICU nursing experience is highly preferred.
  
  Education:
• Associate's degree in Nursing is required. BSN degree is preferred. 
  
  License Certification:
• Valid Florida RN license is required. American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification with at least 6 months validity required.