Clinical Nurse - MedSurg

Tampa General Hospital; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital is seeking a Clinical Nurse for MedSurg. Under general supervision, you will deliver nursing care, perform assessments, formulate care plans, and coordinate delivery of patient services.

The role requires an Associate's Degree in Nursing, Florida RN license or a Compact State, BLS, and ACLS/PALS/STROKE/ NIHSS certifications. You will collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure quality patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Assoc. degree in nursing required
• Registered Nurse license in Florida or a compact state
• BLS certification required
• ACLS, PALS, STROKE and NIHSS certifications may be required

Responsibilities

• Assess and analyze patient health status comprehensively
• Document assessments and plan of care
• Initiate discharge planning and care coordination
• Communicate plan of care to health care team
• Direct and coordinate patient care on assigned unit
• Educate patients based on assessed needs and evaluate understanding

Skills

Nursing care

Assessment

Discharge planning

Team collaboration

Patient education

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Description - Clinical Nurse - MedSurg (260003YU)

Job Description

Clinical Nurse - MedSurg (260003YU )

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 and implemented 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.

Qualifications

Education

• Associate's Degree Nursing

License/Registration- Issued by Florida or Compact State

• Registered Nurse License

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)