Clinical Nurse- Free Standing ED

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

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital in Florida is seeking a Clinical Nurse for the Free Standing ED. Under supervision, you deliver nursing care, plan and implement care, document assessments, and communicate goals with the care team.

You uphold patient rights and contribute to quality improvement. Responsibilities include assessment, discharge planning, and collaboration with patients and families, while maintaining policy adherence and professional guidelines.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse license issued by Florida or a compact state.
• BLS certification through American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• ACLS, PALS and NIHSS stroke certifications may be required.

Responsibilities

• Assess and analyze the health status of patients on the unit with comprehensive assessments.
• Document ongoing assessments and communicate significant findings to the health care team.
• Initiate discharge planning during admission assessment and coordinate post-discharge needs.
• Plan patient care on the unit in collaboration with the patient, family, and health care team.
• Direct care activities, update the plan of care, and ensure the delivery of quality care.

Job description

Job Description - Clinical Nurse- Free Standing ED (260003OQ)

Job Description

Clinical Nurse- Free Standing ED - ( 260003OQ )

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 …

Qualifications

Education

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)