Clinical Nurse - Emergency Department

Tampa General Hospital

Spring Hill (FL)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 95,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Tampa General Hospital in Florida seeks a Clinical Nurse for the Emergency Department to deliver high-quality nursing care under supervision. You will assess patients, develop and adjust care plans, and coordinate with the healthcare team to ensure timely interventions.

Responsibilities include ongoing patient assessments, discharge planning at admission, documenting care activities, and educating patients and families about their health needs.

Qualifications

Associate's Degree in Nursing.
RN license/registration issued by Florida or a compact state.
BLS certification through AHA or Red Cross.
May require ACLS, PALS, NIHSS depending on unit.

Responsibilities

Assesses and analyzes the health status of patients in the unit in a comprehensive manner.
Performs ongoing assessments and documents findings per policy.
Initiates discharge planning at admission.
Plans patient care with patient, family, and health care team.
Directs, implements and coordinates patient care activities to ensure quality.
Transcribes physician orders and provides patient education.
Evaluates patient outcomes and documents effectiveness of interventions.
Provides care for patients across age groups with appropriate considerations.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Discharge planning

Care coordination

Patient education

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Description - Clinical Nurse - Emergency Department (260003E3)

Job Description

Clinical Nurse - Emergency Department - ( 260003E3 )

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, reportssignificant findings of admission and on-going assessments to appropriate member of heathcare team.
Initiates discharge planning process with initial admission assessment.
Plans patient care on assigned unit in collaboration with the patient, family, and health careteam.
Formulates individualized patient plan of care based on assessment data within the designatedtime 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 thedelivery of quality care.
Communicates the plan of care to other members of the healthcare team through dailyworksheet 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 perpolicy/unit standards. Includes patient and family in the evaluation process.
Provides appropriate patient assessment and care specific to the needs of the patientpopulations served (e.g. age groups, patients of size; diagnosis-based).
Demonstrates knowledge and awareness of the specific physical, psychosocial anddevelopmental needs of patients as appropriate to the populations served.