<p>Position Summary ORLANDO HEALTH ST. CLOUD HOSPITAL Situated in the heart of St. Cloud, Florida, Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital is an 84-bed acute-care community hospital offering comprehensive emergency, inpatient and outpatient care. Specialties include cardiology, critical care, infectious disease, orthopedics, radiology and surgical services. The ER features a designated geriatric section for specialized emergency care, and the hospital has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Primary Stroke Center Accreditation. The campus also is home to Outpatient Rehabilitation Services and a Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Center. Orlando Health St. Cloud has been recognized as an outstanding employer in the healthcare industry on a national level, receiving Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work award in 2022 and 2023, Orlando Health St. Cloud is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida's east to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve. Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. "Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work" is not just something we say, it's our promise to you. Orlando Health proudly embraces and honors the individuality of our team members. By sharing different ideas and perspectives and working together as a team, we are better able to relate to, care for and authentically serve our patients and families who make up the collective populations in our community. So, no matter who you are, what you believe or how you express yourself, you are welcome here. Position Summary Provides leadership & operational oversight for an inpatient direct care unit or units. Accountable for achievement of department and hospital goals in concert with other hospital and medical staff leadership. Responsibilities Essential Functions Evaluates the environment and makes recommendations to ensure delivery of quality service, optimal patient flow and comfort, safety, and compliance with various standards of care, regulatory/governing bodies (e.g., OSHA, JCAHO), infection control, and risk management. Plans, leads, organizes, directs, & evaluates the delivery of patient care to achieve sustained outcomes. Facilitates a healthy environment that promotes patient and team member safety, high reliability of processes and quality outcomes. Embraces workplace diversity and participates in nursing organizational policy formulation and decision-making. Ensures that a continual improvement approach is implemented to measure actual performance against established standards for nursing and patient care. Serves as an agent of change, assisting leaders and team members in understanding the importance, necessity, impact, and process of change. Analyzes, develops, and maintains an effective and efficient nursing delivery model that reflects patient and family needs, ultimately achieving desired outcomes. Participates in the planning and implementation of new technologies, procedures, and services to support day-to-day operations. Identifies, recruits, develops, and retains top talent. Responsible for management of team members including recruitment, development, mentorship, retention, supervision, evaluation, and productivity. Develops and manages unit/department budget and responds in a cost-effective manner to changing patient and team member requirements. Qualifications Education/Training Graduate of an approved school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required. Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with Graduate degree in Business or health-related field preferred. Licensure/Certification • Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. • May require one or more of the following certifications based on the assigned patient population: o Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) o Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) o Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS) o Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) • National leadership board certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) within 2 years. Experience Two (2) years as a registered nurse in an acute care setting and one (1) year leadership experience.</p> <p>Education/Training Graduate of an approved school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required. Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with Graduate degree in Business or health-related field preferred. Licensure/Certification • Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. • May require one or more of the following certifications based on the assigned patient population: o Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) o Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) o Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS) o Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) • National leadership board certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) within 2 years. Experience Two (2) years as a registered nurse in an acute care setting and one (1) year leadership experience.</p> <p>Essential Functions Evaluates the environment and makes recommendations to ensure delivery of quality service, optimal patient flow and comfort, safety, and compliance with various standards of care, regulatory/governing bodies (e.g., OSHA, JCAHO), infection control, and risk management. Plans, leads, organizes, directs, & evaluates the delivery of patient care to achieve sustained outcomes. Facilitates a healthy environment that promotes patient and team member safety, high reliability of processes and quality outcomes. Embraces workplace diversity and participates in nursing organizational policy formulation and decision-making. Ensures that a continual improvement approach is implemented to measure actual performance against established standards for nursing and patient care. Serves as an agent of change, assisting leaders and team members in understanding the importance, necessity, impact, and process of change. Analyzes, develops, and maintains an effective and efficient nursing delivery model that reflects patient and family needs, ultimately achieving desired outcomes. Participates in the planning and implementation of new technologies, procedures, and services to support day-to-day operations. Identifies, recruits, develops, and retains top talent. Responsible for management of team members including recruitment, development, mentorship, retention, supervision, evaluation, and productivity. Develops and manages unit/department budget and responds in a cost-effective manner to changing patient and team member requirements.</p>