Largo Medical Center is a 256- bed acute care hospital located in mid-Pinellas County on the West Coast of Florida. Largo Medical Center enjoys a superb reputation in the community, attributable in large measure to our high customer service to our patients and we are the only area hospital with private rooms for all patients. Additionally, we have been repeatedly ranked among the top 100 U.S. hospitals for overall care, and we've earned the top 100 U.S. designation specifically for our cardiovascular, orthopedic, stroke and intensive care services.
Features at our hospital include:
- Cardiovascular/Open Heart with 2 dedicated heart surgery suites. 250 Open Heart surgeries per year.
- Comprehensive Cardiac Catheterization Services
- Florida Knee and Ortho Pavilion (Elective Joint Surgery center)
- State of the art surgery & ambulatory care center
- Florida Breast Institute
- 10 Multifunction Surgical Suites
- 4 Endoscopic Suites
- 16 private pre-op rooms
- Spacious Emergency department with 29 Private ED Treatment rooms
- We offer a generous benefit package, tuition reimbursement and many professional learning opportunities. Plus a lot of extra incentives that make life more rewarding.
The Float ICU/CCU RN manages the nursing care of critically ill patients in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. The tasks and responsibilities include:
- Assesses plans and evaluates patient care needs.
- Carries out physician orders.
- Administers prescribed medications, changes dressings, cleans wounds, monitors vital signs.
- Provides respiratory and ventilator management and monitoring for patients.
- Serves as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well coordinated patient care.
- Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems.
- Instructs and educates patients and families.
- Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
- Provides age and culturally appropriate care.
- Orients and mentors new staff members.
- Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Required Job Qualifications include:
- Current licensure as an RN.
- Minimum of 2 years clinical experience in Critical Care.
- Current certification as a BLS Healthcare Provider and ACLS.
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
- Customer service abilities including effective listening skills.
- Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.
- Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 50 pounds.
