Clinical Nurse-Emergency Department Hold

Tampa General Hospital; Florida; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital in Florida is seeking a Clinical Nurse-Emergency Department Hold to provide direct nursing care, assess patients, and coordinate the plan of care in a fast-paced ED hold unit. The role requires thorough nursing assessments, timely documentation, and collaboration with physicians, nurses, and support staff to deliver safe, high-quality care in the Emergency Department Hold.

The candidate must have an Associate's Degree in Nursing, an RN license in Florida or a compact

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing is required.
• Registered Nurse license issued by Florida or a compact state.
• BLS certification through American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• ACLS, PALS, STROKE, NIHSS certifications may be required.

Responsibilities

• Assess and analyze patients' health status on the unit.
• Conduct ongoing assessments and document findings.
• Initiate discharge planning with initial admission assessment.
• Plan patient care with patient, family, and health care team.
• Coordinate and direct patient care activities on the unit.
• Communicate plan of care to the healthcare team and document care.
• Provide patient education and evaluate understanding.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient assessment

Discharge planning

Communication with healthcare team

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Description - Clinical Nurse-Emergency Department Hold (2600017N)

Job Description

Clinical Nurse-Emergency Department Hold - (2600017N)

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.

Qualifications

Education

• Associate's Degree Nursing

License/Registration

• Registered Nurse- Issued by Florida or Compact State

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)