Registered Nurse Mid Shift - Free Standing Emergency Department - Waterford Lakes
- Evenings
- BLS
- ACLS
- RN license
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This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open emergency room nurse jobs in Florida post a median of $47.73 an hour, the middle half $42.31–$51.16, across 92 jobs that state their pay. Emergency room nurses employed in Florida earn a median of $40.48 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab).
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About the job
Position Summary Night Shift Openings: Variable Full Time = 3 shifts each week Hours = 1 pm - 1 am Location = 11898 LAKE UNDERHILL RD ORLANDO, Florida 32825 Orlando Health’s Freestanding Emergency Department opened in spring 2025, and we are seeing incredible patient volume with 40+ visits/day being the 2nd busiest FSED in the Orlando Health system. To meet the needs of our community, we’re expanding our ED nursing team! Come join our team that’s growing with purpose. Orlando Health Emergency Room – Waterford Lakes is part of Orlando Health’s network providing 24/7/365 access to board-certified emergency medicine doctors, expertly trained nurses and clinical team. What makes us different than other FSEDs is our on-site diagnostic imaging (including CT scan, ultrasound and X-ray), respiratory therapy, patient access, full-service laboratory, and 24/7 security. 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. Candidates joining our team will be eligible for: Retirement Savings Plan Education Assistance programs, Tuition reimbursement, and Student Loan repayment, Four Weeks Paid Parental Leave Back-up Childcare, Elder Care, and Pet Care Fertility Benefits, up to $25K lifetime maximum Adoption Assistance, up to $15K per child toward eligible expenses Orlando Health Way Scholarship for Family Members Responsibilities Essential Functions Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgment to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high intensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance. Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions. Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient focused action. Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, and interprets and records electronic displays, such as intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from cardiac monitors, respirators, ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc. Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol. Observes, monitors, and assesses patients’ condition, recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious situations and calls Physician or takes preplanned emergency measures when Physician is not immediately available. Assesses patient’s needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses. Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attaining expected outcomes. Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers. Functions as a patient and family advocate. Demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit/ department. Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/ or nurse clinician. Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the unit/department. Serves as a role model for staff and supports the hospital and nursing department’s goals and strategies. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses the data reflective of the patient’s status, and interprets the necessary information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age specific needs. Coordinates the care and delegates as appropriate to other team members on a defined group of patients. Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards. This includes but is not limited to patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety. Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and use of patient care/unit equipment as defined by unit/department-specific requisite skills. Practices effective problem identification and resolution. Delegates tasks and duties to healthcare team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the team member’s capabilities and qualifications. Demonstrates awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights. Participates and may lead unit level and/or organizational level committees of nursing practice and performance improvement. Qualifications Education/Training
- Graduate of an approved school of nursing. Licensure/Certification
- Maintains current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license
- Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
- Maintains current ACLS certification. Experience
- 1 year of recent RN ER/ED experience
Essential Functions Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgment to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high intensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance. Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions. Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient focused action. Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, and interprets and records electronic displays, such as intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from cardiac monitors, respirators, ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc. Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol. Observes, monitors, and assesses patients’ condition, recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious situations and calls Physician or takes preplanned emergency measures when Physician is not immediately available. Assesses patient’s needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses. Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attaining expected outcomes. Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers. Functions as a patient and family advocate. Demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit/ department. Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/ or nurse clinician. Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the unit/department. Serves as a role model for staff and supports the hospital and nursing department’s goals and strategies. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses the data reflective of the patient’s status, and interprets the necessary information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age specific needs. Coordinates the care and delegates as appropriate to other team members on a defined group of patients. Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards. This includes but is not limited to patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety. Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and use of patient care/unit equipment as defined by unit/department-specific requisite skills. Practices effective problem identification and resolution. Delegates tasks and duties to healthcare team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the team member’s capabilities and qualifications. Demonstrates awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights. Participates and may lead unit level and/or organizational level committees of nursing practice and performance improvement.
From Orlando Health's job posting, checked Oct 28, 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Orlando Health
Orlando Health is a private, not-for-profit academic health care organization based in Orlando, with more than 35,000 (source: Baptist Health (an Orlando Health company), About Us, opens in a new tab) team members, hospitals and emergency departments across Florida, and five Baptist Health hospitals in Alabama, where it bought a majority stake in Brookwood Baptist Health in 2024. Source: Baptist Health (an Orlando Health company), About Us
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