Position Summary
"COME JOIN THE ORLANDO HEALTH WINNIE PALMER HOSPITAL CARE TEAM MATERNAL AND NEONATAL NURSE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM"
The Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Care Team Maternal and Neonatal Fellowships are a unique opportunity to join a team of elite nurses dedicated to the care of Maternal and Neonatal patients. This two-year track allows you to completely immerse yourself in caring for these special patient populations. It is designed to develop highly skilled clinical leaders through tailored education, hands-on skills practice, and preceptorship, starting in lower acuity areas and progressing towards our most advanced areas.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your professional journey, we invite you to apply to become part of our elite team dedicated to excellence in maternal and neonatal care.
Please submit the following materials as part of your application to the OHWPH Care Team Maternal and Neonatal Fellowship. Be sure to indicate the specific track of interest.
Required Materials
- Cover Letter
A letter describing your interest in the OHWPH Care Team Fellowship and explaining why you are particularly drawn to your selected track (Maternal or Neonatal). Highlight relevant experience, motivation, and career goals. - Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Include your most updated document detailing your education, GPA, clinical experience, certifications, and relevant skills. - Professional References
Provide contact information for at least two professional references who can speak to your qualifications, work ethic, and commitment to patient care. - Supporting Evidence of Dedication to Maternal and Newborrn Health.
May 2026 Graduates
Application Window | March 2026 – April 2026
Interviews | May 2026
Start Dates | June 2026
The Care Team Maternal and Neonatal Fellowship is a select group of nurses dedicated to advancing care in Maternal and Neonatal specialties. This 2-year fellowship commitment is designed to develop highly skilled nurses through training, mentorship, and hands-on experience.
Job Title: Nurse Resident, Advance Care
Location: Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Orlando, FL
Department: WPH Care Team
Type: Variable Full Time
Shift: Nights
Why Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital?
• One of the largest women’s hospitals in the nation, delivering over 14,000 babies annually.
• Magnet®-recognized hospital.
• A collaborative work culture that fosters innovation and professional development.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including tuition reimbursement, and career advancement opportunities.
At Orlando Health, we’re not just a workplace—we’re a family committed to supporting you through every stage of your life and career. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” isn’t just a promise—it’s a reality we live every day"
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth and advancement using a clinical ladder.
- Supportive and collaborative work environment.
- Continuing education and professional development opportunities.
- Retirement Savings Plan with up to 5% match. Financial savings accounts and Health Savings Accounts.
- Nearly 5 weeks of PTO in your 1st year of employment.
- Employer paid life insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability.
ORLANDO HEALTH: WINNIE PALMER HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN & BABIES
Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, part of the Orlando Health Women’s Institute, provides specialized care that covers all facets of women’s health, from comprehensive gynecological services and minimally invasive surgeries to general obstetrics and high-risk pregnancies and births. One of the nation’s largest-volume and most experienced obstetrical centers, we welcome nearly 14,000 babies each year. Our 350-bed hospital includes 142 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) beds, one of the largest NICUs in the nation. Our hospital is nationally recognized for excellence, with Magnet® designation for high-quality nursing care from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2013, Level IV Maternal Levels of Care
Verification from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and The Joint Commission, Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care from The Joint Commission, a national ranking in Neonatology from U.S. News & World Report, and Top Teaching Hospital honors from The Leapfrog Group.
Orlando Health Winnie Palmer 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, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated 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.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
• Administers bedside patient care in a hospital or inpatient setting under the supervision of a preceptor, leader, and/or charge nurse.
• Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgement to care for patients requiring complex assessments and therapies, highintensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance.
• Utilizesinformation and assessment data to anticipate,respond with confidence, and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient focused actions.
• Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, 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.
• Respondsto life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol.
• Observes, monitors, and assesses patients’ conditions,recognizes, identifies, and interpretsserioussituations, and callsthe Physician
or takes preplanned emergency measures when the Physician is not immediately available.
• Assesses patients’ needs and develops/revisesindividualized plans of care based on their needs and responses. Evaluates patients’
progress toward attaining expected outcomes.
• Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers.
• Functions as an advocate for patients and their families.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on their
assigned unit/ department.
• Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/ or nurse clinician.
• Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and the interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the
unit/department.
• Serves as a role model forstaff and supportsthe hospital and nursing department’s goals and strategies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses data reflective of the patient’s
status, and interpretsthe necessary information to identify each patient’srequirementsrelative to their age-specific needs.
• Coordinates patient care for a defined group and delegatestasks appropriately to team members.
• 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 patientsafety.
• Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and the use of patient care/unit equipment as defined by unit/department-specific
requisite skills.
• Prioritizes patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with Evidence-Based Practice Standards of Care.
• Practices effective problem identification and resolution.
• Delegatestasks and dutiesto healthcare team membersin accordance with the patient’s needs and the team member’s capabilities
and qualifications.
• Communicates appropriate information regarding patient condition or unit concerns to other healthcare team members.
• Demonstrates caring practices by providing a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families.
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights.
• Collaborates with the education department and nursing leadership team to effectively transition and support new team members
and/or students.
• Maintainsreasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal,state,
and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures
Qualifications
Education/Training.
• Nursing school graduate. BSN Preffered.
• Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and the unit/department.
Licensure/Certification
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida or valid Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) multistate RN license.
• Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
• ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas. NRP isrequired for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
