Clinical Nurse - ED Hold

Tampa General Hospital•Tampa, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision and in accordance with established policies, procedures, and professional guidelines, the Clinical Nurse delivers nursing care to patients. The nurse plans and implements care, documents nursing assessments, identifies and reports situations requiring further intervention, formulates and communicates goal-directed plans of care, and assures patient rights. Job duties are performed in accordance with Tampa General Hospital’s mission, vision, values, and quality-improvement principles. The ED Hold Unit is a specialized inpatient nursing department located within the Emergency Department. Its dedicated inpatient nursing team cares for admitted Medical-Surgical and Cardiac patients under inpatient and observation status, collaborating closely with the ED nursing team. Care begins in the Emergency Department. Inpatient-status patients transfer to inpatient units as beds become available; observation-status patients remain in the ED Hold Unit for their stay. The department prioritizes rapid assumption of care after admission orders to alleviate ED congestion, safe and high-quality inpatient-level care in non-traditional ED spaces, and purposeful care planning to reduce length of stay and support timely transitions.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida.

Responsibilities

Deliver nursing care under general supervision and in accordance with established policies, procedures, and professional guidelines.
Plan and implement nursing care.
Document nursing assessments.
Identify and report situations requiring further intervention.
Formulate and communicate goal-directed plans of care.
Assure patient rights.
Provide care for admitted Medical-Surgical and Cardiac patients under inpatient and observation status in collaboration with the ED nursing team.
Rapidly assume care once admission orders are placed to alleviate ED congestion.
Promote purposeful care planning to reduce length of stay and support timely transitions.
Perform job duties in accordance with Tampa General Hospital’s mission, vision, values, and quality-improvement principles.