Details

　　Department: Stepdown PCU

　　Schedule: Full Time Day Shift

　　Hospital: Ascension St. Vincent's Southside Hospital

　　Location: Jacksonville, FL

　　Our busy 19-bed interdisciplinary inpatient unit on the 3rd floor is designed to provide safe personalized high quality care to those with intricate and higher acuity medical needs. Here we manage and treat patients with complex cardiac, respiratory, neurological, oncology/hematology, urological, renal, wound, and social/psychological needs. This unit is composed of a highly experienced team of nurses that are dedicated to providing compassionate and comprehensive patient care. This unit is the perfect opportunity for nurses to build and challenge their nursing skills in a vibrant and fast-paced environment. Nurse to patient ratios are 1 to 4, sometimes 1 to 3; we also have a designated resource nurse that assists across the 3rd floor with admitting and discharging these patients.

　　Benefits

　　Paid time off (PTO)

　　Various health insurance options & wellness plans

　　Retirement benefits including employer match plans

　　Long-term & short-term disability

　　Employee assistance programs (EAP)

　　Parental leave & adoption assistance

　　Tuition reimbursement

　　Ways to give back to your community

　　*Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Actual compensation offer will vary based upon role, education, experience, location, and qualifications. Connect with your Talent Advisor for additional specifics.

　　Responsibilities

　　Coordinate unit staffing and provides leadership while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care in assigned area.

　　Assign, direct, educate, and monitor nursing and support staff during assigned shift.

　　Contribute to or performs performance evaluations of staff.

　　Assess daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given.

　　Evaluate the effectiveness of patient care and identifies any issues that affect desired patient outcomes.

　　Respond to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels.

　　May provide input for hiring, training, directing, development and evaluating of staff.

　　Requirements

　　Licensure / Certification / Registration:

　　BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

　　Registered Nurse credentialed from the Florida Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or jobtransfer date required.

　　Education:

　　Required professional licensure/certification AND 1 year of cumulative job specific experiencerequired.Additional Preferences

　　No additional preferences.

　　Why Join Our Team

　　Ascension St. Vincent's is expanding in the fastest-growing county in Northeast Florida with the addition of a fourth regional hospital, Ascension St. Vincent’s St. Johns County. Serving Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, Ascension St. Vincent's has been providing caregivers in every discipline a rewarding career in healthcare since 1873.

　　Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 150,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

　　Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

　　Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

　　Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

　　For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRightsSp_10_20.pdf) poster.

　　As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

　　Pay Non-Discrimination Notice (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf)

　　Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

　　E-Verify Statement

　　This employer participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. Please click the E-Verify link below for more information.

　　E-Verify (https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf)