- Exemplar of the mission, vision, and values of Orlando Health.
- Participates in shared leadership structure.
- Manage staffing assignments for oncoming and off going shifts, based on patient acuity and skill set of team members to ensure patient care needs are met.
- Coordinates patient flow by working directly with the Administrative Supervisors, Care Coordinators, and Discharge Planners to achieve expected outcomes.
- Monitors overall status of patients within area of responsibility and closely monitors status of seriously ill patients.
- Coordinates and/or participates in the delivery of patient care ensuring compliance with physician orders and established policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
- Serves as a resource supporting frontline team members and providers as appropriate.
- Supports clinical collaboration focusing on expected patient length of stay.
- Performs direct patient care activities as required to meet operational needs.
- Interface with patients and families to enhance customer experience by conducting Nurse Leader rounds and investigating and responding to patient/family and physician complaints.
- Participates in and/or leads safety huddles.
- Embraces, communicates, and promotes change and problem solving.
- Assesses equipment needs to ensure staff have the needed equipment for patient care, and they can appropriately utilize equipment.
- Supports and sustains all leader-driven initiatives.
- Assists with retention strategies for new team members that fosters a best place to work environment.
- Maintains a regulatory ready environment of care.
- Ensures the appropriate allocation/adjustment of staff, assignment of meal breaks, relief of team members as indicated, etc.
- Utilizes effective fiscal management skills and financial resources with decision-making.
- Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
Leadership
- Supports strategic imperatives by attending leadership huddles, assisting in new nursing/clinical initiatives, and fostering positive multidisciplinary partnerships through collegial collaboration.
- Serves as a coach and mentor for the nursing team.
- Expresses ideas clearly and effectively in verbal and written communication to team members and groups.
- Fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Promote a safe working environment; support and/or coordinate any follow-up related to WPV occurrences
Appropriate Clinical Practice Knowledge
- Performance supports the Professional Practice Model.
- Superior clinical and critical thinking skills for assigned unit/department.
- Clinical expert and liaison ensuring care is provided congruent with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Performance/Quality Improvement
- Participates in the collection of unit/department information via audits to identify opportunities for improvement and trends.
- Promotes high-quality nursing practice supported by evidence base practice, research, organization, and national standards