Pool Clinical Nurse - Emergency Department

Tampa General Hospital; Crystal River (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital is seeking a Pool Clinical Nurse for the Emergency Department. The role delivers nursing care, conducts assessments, implements care plans, and communicates with the health care team to ensure patient safety and quality outcomes.

Requirements include an Associate's Degree in Nursing, a Florida RN license (or compact), and BLS certification; ACLS/PALS/NIHSS may be preferred. Eligible nurses participate in ongoing education and patient-centered discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing (ADN) required.
• Florida RN license or Compact State license required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required; ACLS/PALS may be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and analyzes the health status of patients on the assigned nursing unit.
• Performs ongoing assessments and documents findings per policy.
• Initiates discharge planning with initial admission assessment.
• Plans patient care on the unit in collaboration with patient, family, and health care team.
• Directs care team members and ensures documentation and communication of the plan of care.

Skills

Nursing

Patient assessment

Care planning

Team communication

BLS

ACLS

PALS

Education

ADN

Job description

Job Description - Pool Clinical Nurse - Emergency Department (26000456)

Job Description

Pool Clinical Nurse - Emergency Department - ( 26000456 )

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 Issued by Florida or Compact State

• Registered Nurse

Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Work Experience

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)