The registered professional nurse is responsible for identifying the patient's alterations in health, assessing the patient's human response to actual and potential health problems, implementing nursing interventions, based on theoretical concepts from nursing and other arts and sciences, to achieve outcomes for the patient that facilitate resolution of alterations in health and actual and potential health problems and determining the effectiveness of nursing interventions by evaluating anticipated patient outcomes as needed to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Whenever possible, the patient, the family or those significant to the patient are an integral part of the assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation efforts of the registered nurse.

The registered nurse is responsible for supervising/directing care provided by licensed practical nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel. The registered nurse is responsible for assigning/delegating care to other qualified members of the health care team. The RN coordinates care between other professional disciplines as needed.

Unit-based activities which contribute to a positive work and professional environment are performed.

The registered nurse provides and coordinates care to achieve the organization's mission of excellent patient care and nursing's vision of setting a new standard of excellence in autonomous and accountable nursing practice committed to patient advocacy and innovative patient care in a climate of trust and collaboration.

The rehabilitation nurse possesses specialized knowledge and clinical skills that reflect the profound impact of disability upon individuals and their significant others and recognizes the magnitude of disruption to physical, social, emotional, economic and vocational status. Rehabilitation nurses provide comfort and therapy, promote health-conducive adjustments and support adaptive capabilities within the framework of the nursing process. They systematically and logically assess the individual's functional and health patterns. The rehabilitation nurse formulates nursing diagnoses based on their assessments. They collaborate with other members of the interdisciplinary team to provide the most comprehensive rehabilitation care. The concepts the rehabilitation nurse will apply are those of growth and development, optimum wellness, socialization, sexuality, role theory, adaptation, learning process, education and change process. The rehabilitation nurse follows the Standards of Rehabilitation Nursing Practice* which are data collection, nursing diagnosis, planning and goal-setting, intervention, evaluation, professional development, interdisciplinary collaboration, quality assurance and research.

Must successfully pass an AHCA Level 2 screening for this position.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• Graduation from an approved nursing program. BSN preferred.
  • BSN required within three years of hire for all nurses hired after April 30, 2014.
• Professional nursing board certification in specialty area preferred.
  • Specialty certification required within two years of specialty experience at Shands or certification eligibility date for all nurses hired after June 30, 2011.

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• Licensed to practice nursing in the state of Florida.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Graduation from an approved nursing program. BSN preferred. Professional nursing board certification in specialty area preferred. Specialty certification required within two years of specialty experience at Shands or certification eligibility date for all nurses hired after June 30, 2011. BSN required within three years of hire for all nurses hired after April 30, 2014.

Motor Vehicle Operator Designation:
Employees in this position:

Will not operate vehicles for an assigned business purpose

NOTE: A frequent driver is defined as one who uses his/her personal or Shands automobile a) at least once daily, b) at least five individual trips per week or c) drives, on average, over 150 miles per week in the performance of his/her job.

Licensure/Certification/Registration:
Licensed to practice nursing in the state of Florida.