Clinical Nurse- Emergency Department

Tampa General Hospital

Tampa (FL)

On-site

USD 75,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, FL is seeking a Clinical Nurse for the Emergency Department. You will deliver direct patient care, perform nursing assessments, document findings, and coordinate care with the healthcare team to ensure timely interventions.

Requires an Associate's Degree in Nursing, Florida RN license or Compact, BLS certification; ACLS, PALS, NIHSS preferred. This is a full-time ER nursing position offering a dynamic environment with opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

Associate's Degree in Nursing.
RN license/registration issued by Florida or a Compact State.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Unit-specific certifications may be required, including ACLS, PALS and NIHSS.

Responsibilities

Assesses and analyzes the health status of patients in the ED and performs comprehensive nursing assessments.
Documents assessments and communicates significant findings to the healthcare team according to policy.
Initiates discharge planning and plans patient care in collaboration with patient and family.
Directs care team members in accordance with scope of practice and coordinates care delivery.
Transcribes physician orders and provides patient education based on assessed needs.
Continuously evaluates patient outcomes and documents effectiveness of interventions.
Delivers care tailored to age, developmental and diagnostic needs of ED patients.

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Description - Clinical Nurse- Emergency Department (260003Q0)

Job Description

Clinical Nurse- Emergency Department (

Job Number:

260003Q0 )

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.