Requisition No: 240443
Agency: Children and Families
Working Title: REGISTERED NURSING CONSULT-AFTER HOURS – 60006387
Position Number: 60006387
Salary: $3196.45 BI-WEEKLY
Posting Closing Date: 10/09/2020
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: OPEN COMPETITIVE
JOB TITLE: REGISTERED NURSE CONSULTANT – AFTER HOURS NURSE – 60006387
SALARY: $3196.45 BI-WEEKLY
CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 9, 2020
Duties and Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization. Assess resident care requirements of each unit, by making rounds. Serve as a resource to staff for solving problems. Assess the needs of the Unit nursing personnel and assist them with meeting these needs. Develop and implement staffing plan for shift based on resident acuity, resident census and available staff. Work collaboratively with nursing and ancillary staff to solve problems in a fair, consistent timeframe. Act as a resource in identifying and solving administrative/operational issues. Must possess excellent nursing assessment skills, excellent documentation skills, excellent communication skills, and be familiar with a wide range of medications and their therapeutic and/or adverse effects. Must demonstrate leadership characteristics and be able to lead others without prejudice. Ability to assess and manage difficult circumstances and formulate a solid action plan in adherence to all policies and procedures. Maintenance of licensure and all required CEUs. This also includes all nursing functions which may or may not be listed above that naturally fall under the purview of a registered nurse and are a requirement for licensure.
The incumbent in this position will provide direct oversight of hospital wide operations during evenings, nights, holidays and weekends. The position will coordinate, monitor, and evaluate compliance with established standards, procedures and policies related to resident care. Serve as lead nurse and provide consultation to all direct care and nursing staff and address staffing levels thru communication and coordination with Unit Nursing Supervisors. Serves as the point of contact between the Unit nursing personnel and all other disciplines for all hospital operations occurring after normal business hours. Ensure notification of all reportable events are communicated to Administrator On Duty and other disciplines within established timeframes. Manages nursing care delivery and provides support to nursing personnel.
Leads nursing personnel and maintains a healthy, collaborative team environment. Provides support, guidance and feedback to staff. Holds regular meetings with nursing staff to communicate expectations, policy and procedure changes. Evaluates job performance thru direct observation and identify training needs of nursing and/or direct care staff and report needs for additional training to Nursing Training Dept. and Unit END. Develop and Conduct training sessions on identified issues to improve delivery of care to residents and to enhance employee performance and promote employee growth. Provides corrective counseling conferences as needed with the identified staff’s supervisor/manager. Responsible for orientation of new nursing personnel. Serves as a mentor for newly hired nursing personnel. Completes an end of shift report comprised of all adverse or Level II events, communication with on call providers or ancillary depts., and any other pertinent information and submits electronically to designated group.
Communicates revisions of hospital operating guidelines, processes, procedures and policies, or deletions/additions nursing personnel and ensures all training is completed within established timeframes. Provide input on current guidelines, processes, policies and procedures to improve the flow of hospital operations and improve overall efficiency. Ensure standards for nursing care meet guidelines established in 65E5, Florida Administrative Code.
Reviews nurse staffing levels for all Units and makes necessary adjustments to ensure the standard of care is upheld for all residents. Communicates changes in assignment location to Unit Nursing Supervisor and/or employee directly and maintains a record of same to ensure equality with process. Receives call-ins, records the contact and maintains record of data. Notifies Unit END and CONS of all call-ins by email and submission of contact slip. Assists with development of work schedules and monitors leave and attendance records of nursing staff and reports data accordingly.
Rounds in all units at least once every shift to ensure the delivery of services are being carried out per established standards and in accordance with all operating processes, guidelines, policies and procedures. Reports to Unit anytime a resident needs transport off campus for medical reasons and ensures all documentation is completed and notifications are made. Reports to and assists with all Medical Emergencies on campus, all use of Seclusion and/or Restraint and any other event defined as a Level II Event and ensures all documentation is completed and notifications are made. Responds to Unit, at the request of the Nursing Supervisor or Lead RN, to provide assistance or guidance with skills or other tasks.
Serve as the single point of contact between nursing personnel and other disciplines regarding any issues that arise after normal business hours. Communicate all needs of Unit nursing personnel, after normal business hours, to on call disciplines including but not limited to Pharmacist, Dentist, Maintenance/Operations/Transportation, Legal and Psychiatrist, to enhance delivery of services to residents and to provide for a safe environment for residents and staff. Maintain a call log of all communication with all disciplines to prevent a delay in the delivery of care/services or to enhance the delivery of care/services. Contact representatives of departments not presently at the hospital for assistance with problem solving, timely and appropriately if needed.
Performs related duties as required to include being placed in coverage as necessary to enhance cost efficiency.
Knowledge, skills and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position: In-depth knowledge of hospital operating procedures, Knowledge of all rules and regulations governing the practice of nursing. Ability to effectively convey information. Ability to supervise others. Ability to plan and manage schedules. Service orientation; social perceptiveness; judgment and decision making; reading comprehension; ability to write well; coordination; critical thinking; active listening; problem identification; writing; mathematics; customer and personal service; therapy and counseling; some knowledge of instructional methods; ability to correctly pass medications; ability to work well with others. At least minimal skills in use of computers, Excel and Microsoft Word.
Licensure/registration/certification requirements (If applicable, list the appropriate Florida Statute or federal regulation cite): Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in accordance with Chapter 464, Florida Statutes, or eligible to practice nursing in accordance with Florida Administrative Code 64B9-3.009 and three years of professional nursing, psychiatric nursing, or nursing instruction experience. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in nursing or nursing education can substitute for one year of the required experience. A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in nursing, psychiatric nursing, or nursing education can substitute for two years of the required experience. Prior supervisory experience is not a requirement; however, it may be given preference in the selection process.
Working hours: (A) Daily from 3pm to 1130pm (B) Total hours in workweek 40 (C) Explain any variation in work (split shift, rotation, etc.) House Supervisor on rotational weekends as assigned.
SELECTIVE SERVICE: Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.
*DCF Mental Health Treatment Facilities are tobacco free.*
**We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.**
***All employees of state mental health treatment facilities are required to wear face masks and appropriate protective equipment as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, staff will be required to complete Covid-19 testing prior to hire and routinely during employment.***
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.
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