Clinical Nurse-Emergency Department Hold

Tampa General Hospital

Tampa (FL)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Tampa General Hospital is seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse for the Emergency Department Hold to provide comprehensive patient care in a fast-paced ED setting.

The role requires an Associate's Degree in Nursing and a Florida RN license (or compact state), with BLS certification. ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, and other ED-specific certifications may be required or preferred.

Qualifications

RN responsibilities include assessing patients, planning and coordinating care.
Ability to perform ongoing assessments and document findings.
Provide patient education and discharge planning in ED.

Responsibilities

Assesses health status of patients in the ED.
Performs assessments within policy timelines.
Initiates discharge planning with admission assessment.
Plans and coordinates patient care with care team.
Documents plan of care, interventions, and patient response.
Directs care team and communicates with the healthcare team.

Skills

Patient care

Assessment

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Job description

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

Job Description

Clinical Nurse-Emergency Department Hold (Job Number:2600017N )

Description

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.