Clinical Nurse- Emergency Department

TGH North; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 68,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, FL is seeking a Clinical Nurse - Emergency Department to provide patient-centered nursing care, perform comprehensive assessments, and coordinate treatment plans in a fast-paced ED environment.

The ideal candidate will have an Associate's Degree in Nursing, Florida RN license (or compact state), and BLS certification; ACLS and PALS may be required, along with ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing.
• Florida RN license or Compact State.
• BLS certification required; ACLS and PALS may be required.
• Unit-specific certifications (ACLS, PALS, NIHSS) may be required.

Responsibilities

• Assesses health status and conducts comprehensive patient assessments.
• Documents findings and communicates with the healthcare team.
• Plans and updates patient care plan; coordinates care on the unit.
• Directs care team activities and facilitates discharge planning and patient education.
• Documents care, processes physician orders, and ensures adherence to policy.

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Description - Clinical Nurse- Emergency Department (260004NR)

Job Description

Clinical Nurse- Emergency Department (

Job Number:

260004NR )

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.

Qualifications

Education

• Associate's Degree Nursing

License/Registration

• Registered Nurse License/Registration - Issued by Florida or Compact State And/Or

Certification

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

Work Experience and Additional Information

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)