Pool Clinical Nurse - Endo & Surgery Center

Tampa General Hospital, Inc.; Brooksville (FL); On-site; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital, Inc. is seeking a Pool Clinical Nurse for the Endo & Surgery Center. The role requires nursing assessment, care planning, and discharge planning within a high-quality care framework.

You will collaborate with the healthcare team to deliver patient-centered care and provide education to patients and families. Qualifications include an Associate's Degree in Nursing, active Florida RN license or compact state, and BLS; ACLS/PALS/NIHSS/STROKE certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in nursing from an accredited program.
• Active RN license in Florida or a compact state.
• BLS certification required (AHA or Red Cross).
• ACLS, PALS and NIHSS/Stroke certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess and analyze the health status of patients on the unit.
• Perform ongoing assessments and document findings.
• Initiate discharge planning with initial admission assessment.
• Plan patient care on the unit in collaboration with patient, family, and health care team.
• Coordinate care activities to ensure delivery of quality care.
• Communicate the plan of care to the healthcare team during shift and rounds.
• Transcribe and implement physician orders; provide patient education and verify understanding.
• Evaluate patient outcomes and adjust interventions as needed, involving patient and family.
• Provide age-appropriate care considering patient needs and populations served.

Skills

Patient care

Assessment

Documentation

Discharge planning

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Registered Nurse license

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

PALS Certification

STROKE Certification

NIHSS Certification

Job description

Job Description - Pool Clinical Nurse - Endo & Surgery Center (260004FB)

Job Description

Pool Clinical Nurse - Endo & Surgery Center - ( 260004FB )

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)