Clinical Nurse- Med Surg

Tampa General Hospital; Spring Hill (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital is seeking a Clinical Nurse for Med Surg to provide direct patient care, perform assessments, and coordinate with the care team.

You will plan and implement nursing care, document assessments, educate patients, and support discharge planning while upholding quality standards. This role requires RN licensure in Florida or a compact state and relevant certifications; ACLS/PALS may be required.

Qualifications

• Unit specific certifications may be required.
• ACLS and/or PALS may be required.
• NIHSS or STROKE certification could be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and analyzes the health status of patients in the unit.
• Performs ongoing assessments and documents findings.
• Initiates discharge planning with initial admission assessment.
• Plans patient care with patient and family in collaboration with the health care team.
• Formulates and updates an individualized plan of care.
• Directs and coordinates patient care activities on the unit.
• Communicates the plan of care to the health care team.
• Educates patients based on assessed needs and evaluates understanding.
• Directs care team members within their scope of practice.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care planning

Communication

Team leadership

Documentation

Patient education

Discharge planning

Education

Associate's Degree- Nursing

Job description

Job Description - Clinical Nurse- Med Surg (260002YQ)

Job Description

Clinical Nurse- Med Surg - (260002YQ)

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)