Clinical Nurse- MedSurg/Tele

TGH North; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital is seeking a Clinical Nurse for MedSurg/Tele to provide comprehensive nursing care, perform assessments, and coordinate patient plans of care on a MedSurg/Tele unit.

Ideal candidates will hold a Florida RN license, an Associate’s Degree in Nursing, and BLS certification, with additional ACLS/NIHSS as required by the unit. This on-site role emphasizes patient-centered care and collaboration with the healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with Florida license or compact state license.
• BLS certification required.
• ACLS/NIHSS may be required depending on unit.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and analyzes the health status of patients.
• Performs ongoing assessments and documents findings.
• Initiates discharge planning with initial admission assessment.
• Plans and coordinates patient care with patient and family.
• Communicates plan of care to the healthcare team.
• Transcribes and implements physician orders and provides patient education.
• Evaluates effectiveness of interventions and updates care plan.

Skills

Nursing care

Patient assessment

Discharge planning

Care coordination

Documentation

Education

Associate's Degree Nursing

Job description

Job Description - Clinical Nurse- MedSurg/Tele (260004KE)

Job Description

Clinical Nurse- MedSurg/Tele (260004KE)

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.

Education

• Associate's Degree Nursing

License/Registration

• Registered Nurse License/Registration - Issued by Florida or Compact State And/Or

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)
• STROKE National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)