Clinical Nurse- Cath Lab

TGH North; Florida; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital is seeking a Clinical Nurse for the Cath Lab to deliver nursing care for catheterization patients. Under supervision, you will plan and implement care, document assessments, and communicate plans of care to the health care team, ensuring patient rights and high-quality outcomes.

The role emphasizes discharge planning, collaboration with families, and adherence to hospital guidelines and quality improvement principles.

Qualifications

• RN licensure in Florida or a Compact State
• BLS certification (American Heart Association or Red Cross)
• ACLS and PALS are often required or preferred
• NIH Stroke Scale familiarity may be advantageous

Responsibilities

• Assess and analyze patients' health status and plan care.
• Document nursing assessments and communicate with care team.
• Coordinate discharge planning and initial admission assessments.
• Develop and update individualized care plans with the team.
• Educate patients and families about plans of care and treatments.
• Ensure accuracy of orders and adherence to policy.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Patient education

Documentation

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Description - Clinical Nurse- Cath Lab (26000372)

Job Description

Clinical Nurse- Cath Lab (Job Number: 26000372)

Description

Under general supervision, following established policies, procedures, and professional guidelines, delivers nursing care to patients. Plans and implements nursing care; documents nursing assessments; identifies and reports situations requiring further intervention; formulates and communicates goal-directed plan of care; assures patient rights. Responsible for performing job duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of Tampa General Hospital and principles of quality improvement

Essential Functions

• Assesses and analyzes the health status of patients in assigned nursing unit in a comprehensive manner. Performs and/or assures completed assessments on all patients admitted within the designated time delineated in policy/unit standards.
• Performs on-going assessments and documents according to policy and procedure, reports significant findings of admission and on-going assessments to appropriate member of heath care team.
• Initiates discharge planning process with initial admission assessment.
• Plans patient care on assigned unit in collaboration with the patient, family, and health care team.
• Formulates individualized patient plan of care based on assessment data within the designated time delineated in policy/unit standards.
• Updates plan of care based on the patient assessment within appropriate time period.
• Directs, implements and coordinates patient care activities on assigned unit to ensure the delivery of quality care.
• Communicates the plan of care to other members of the healthcare team through daily worksheet conferences, verbally during the shift and shift report.
• Directs care team members in accordance with their scope of practice.
• Communicates and documents all patient care given including assessments, plan of care, interventions, patient response, and follow-up. Transcribes and directs the implementation of physician orders. Provides patient education based on assessed needs and evaluates understanding.
• Conducts ongoing evaluation of patient outcomes and documents effectiveness of planned and implemented interventions and strategies in relation to the plan of care within time frames per policy/unit standards. Includes patient and family in the evaluation process.
• Provides appropriate patient assessment and care specific to the needs of the patient populations served (e.g. age groups, patients of size; diagnosis-based).
• Demonstrates knowledge and awareness of the specific physical, psychosocial and developmental needs of patients as appropriate to the populations served.

Education

• Associate's Degree Nursing

License Issued by Florida or Compact State

• Registered Nurse

Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Work Experience

Unit specific certifications may be required. May include but not limited to:

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS)
• STROKE
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)