Medical-Surgical - Psychiatric Unit Options

As a Psychiatric Nurse Resident, you may work in one or more of the following departments, which are located at Florida Hospital Orlando, unless otherwise noted:

Intensive Treatment Unit

• 24-bed closed unit
• Safe, secure and highly structured environment for seriously ill patients with a variety of diagnoses
• Ideal for recent graduates who want to work in a multidisciplinary environment focused on individualized treatment plans
  

Medical - Psychiatric Unit

• 19-bed unit for patients with a primary psychiatric diagnosis that also require skilled nursing care (but not acute Medical Surgical care)
• Ideal for recent graduates who want to work with patients receiving individual and group therapy and education
  

Acute Adult Unit

• 16-bed closed unit
• Safe, secure and therapeutic environment for higher functioning patients
• Ideal for recent graduates who are interest in individual therapeutic interactions, group therapy and education programs
  

Adolescent Unit

• A highly structured unit that treats patients between 12 and 18 years of age
• Ideal for recent graduates interested in working with adolescents through a combination of behavior modification, other therapeutic activities and family involvement

Winter Park Psychiatric Care Center

• 37-bed closed unit at Winter Park Memorial Hospital
• Individualized psychiatric stabilization and treatment for adults with acute conditions
• Ideal for recent graduates interested in a combination of group therapy, health education, medication supervision, crisis evaluation, other therapeutic activities and family involvement