Clinical Nurse - Med Surg

Tampa General Hospital

Spring Hill (TN)

On-site

USD 68,000 - 86,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading healthcare facility in Tennessee is seeking a Clinical Nurse for the Med Surg unit. The role requires delivering comprehensive nursing care based on patient assessments, collaborating with healthcare teams, and implementing individualized care plans. Candidates must possess an Associate's Degree in Nursing and hold a Registered Nurse license. Required certifications include Basic Life Support (BLS), with additional certifications preferred. This is an excellent opportunity for those passionate about patient care and professional growth.

Qualifications

Registered Nurse license issued by Florida or Compact State.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.
Unit-specific certifications may be required.
ACLS and/or PALS certifications preferred.
NIHSS training may be required.

Responsibilities

Assess and analyze health status of patients.
Implement and document nursing care plans.
Communicate patient care plans with healthcare team.
Plan and coordinate patient care with patient, family, and team.
Develop and update individualized care plans.
Transcribe and implement physician orders.
Educate patients and families and evaluate understanding.
Document care, outcomes, and follow-up.

Skills

Patient care assessment

Patient education

Communication with healthcare team

Individualized care planning

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

Job Description - Clinical Nurse - Med Surg (250003HX)

Job Description

Clinical Nurse - Med Surg - ( 250003HX )

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 andimplemented 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.