Position Summary
Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC)
Located on the downtown Orlando campus, Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) has served the Central Florida area for more than 100 years. Orlando Health ORMC is the flagship hospital of the Orlando Health system and one of the largest tertiary facilities in the region, offering the most advanced care available for surgical, medical, rehabilitative and emergency care needs, including serving as Central Florida’s only Level One Trauma Center. The hospital provides a comprehensive continuum of care through leading-edge technology and expertise in trauma, heart, vascular, stroke, neuroscience, oncology, surgery and orthopedic care. This excellence in care has earned the hospital recognition from U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Regional Hospital” in Central Florida and a "High Performing Hospital" in 13 adult procedures and conditions in the 2021-22 rankings as well as being named in the 2021 IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list. Fourteen hospital units at Orlando Health ORMC currently hold Beacon Awards for Excellence for exceptional nursing care from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, making it one of the highest-earning adult hospitals in the state.
Med Surg - Vision
A top functioning inpatient nursing unit at Orlando Health with the most qualified, caring, and ENGAGED team members. Our talented and UNITED team members are focused on growth and development as they attain higher education and certifications. Our team ASSURES patients and families by exceeding quality and patient experience metrics.
South Tower 5A/5C Medical Surgical units at Orlando Regional Medical Center have the maximum capacity of 52 bed semi-private rooms (5A 20 beds/5C 32 beds) with the capability of taking care of a variety of med-surg patients with a non-critical status. Our units accept patients who are long term, pending placement, or looking for a skilled nursing facility along with other placement challenges. Our units also accept patients who are admitted for surgical implications, medical management, amputations, and other disease processes such as hypertension, pneumonia, COVID-19, and diabetes. Our units are also capable of cardiac monitoring with remote telemetry. If our patients become critically ill and exceed medical surgical level of care; we safely transfer to a stepdown/critical care unit.
Ideal Ratio:
- Nurses: 5:1
- Nursing Assistants: 8:1
- Charge Nurse on 5A | Charge Nurse on 5C with no patient assignment
The Registered Nurse administers patient care in an area in a hospital or inpatient/observation setting where an acute care patient receives active treatment for an injury, episode of illness, a medical condition, or post intervention with assessment.
Qualifications
Education/Training
- Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
- Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department.
Licensure/Certification
- Maintains current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
- Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
- ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas. NRP required for Neonatal Intensive care Unit (NICU).
Experience