Admit/Discharge Clinical Nurse - Central Monitoring Unit

Tampa General Hospital•Tampa, FL

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse provides direct, comprehensive nursing care to patients across the continuum of care in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment. The role requires rapid clinical assessment, sound judgment, and adherence to professional nursing standards. The nurse plans, implements, and evaluates patient-centered care, safeguards patient rights, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to achieve optimal clinical outcomes. Practice is aligned with organizational values, quality improvement principles, and regulatory requirements. The nurse identifies patients appropriate for discharge, reviews physician orders, and initiates admission and discharge processes. The role ensures prescriptions, follow-up appointments, and discharge paperwork are completed; coordinates with case management, pharmacy, and other departments to facilitate timely discharges; and supports patient throughput and discharge goals. The nurse provides individualized education about diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, side effects, symptom management, and post-discharge care, and assesses patient understanding using teach-back methods. The position requires accurate, timely documentation using electronic medical record systems and adherence to documentation standards that support continuity of care, quality monitoring, and accreditation reporting. The nurse communicates and escalates barriers to admission, discharge, or patient progression; promotes patient safety and reduces avoidable delays in care transitions; and maintains compliance with TGH policies, regulatory requirements, and evidence-based practices. Ongoing professional development and maintenance of specialty knowledge are expected.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
Florida Department of Health Nursing License.
Minimum of two years of nursing experience in Surgical, Cardiac, Medicine, or Neuroscience.
Knowledge of admission, discharge, and care transition processes.
Ability to complete accurate and timely clinical documentation.
Knowledge of patient education principles, including teach-back methodology.
Understanding of regulatory requirements, TGH policies, and evidence-based practices.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills.
Ability to identify barriers to care progression and escalate concerns appropriately.
Commitment to patient safety, quality outcomes, and patient satisfaction.
Ability to support throughput initiatives and discharge goals.

Nice To Haves

RN specialty certification.

Responsibilities

Identify patients appropriate for discharge.
Review physician orders and initiate admission and discharge processes.
Ensure prescriptions, follow-up appointments, and discharge paperwork are completed.
Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, case managers, and ancillary departments.
Coordinate with case management, pharmacy, and other departments to facilitate timely discharges.
Support patient throughput and discharge goals.
Provide individualized education related to diagnosis, medications, treatment plans, side effects, symptom management, and post-discharge care.
Assess patient understanding using teach-back methods.
Complete documentation accurately and within required timeframes.
Communicate and escalate barriers to admission, discharge, or patient progression.
Promote patient safety and reduce avoidable delays in care transitions.
Maintain compliance with TGH policies, regulatory requirements, and evidence-based practices.
Engage in ongoing professional development and maintain specialty knowledge.