Clinical Nurse - ED Hold

Tampa General Hospital•Tampa, FL

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. Care begins in the Emergency Department in close collaboration with the ED nursing team. Patients admitted as inpatients transfer to inpatient units as beds become available, while observation patients remain in the ED Hold Unit for the duration of their stay. Department priorities include rapidly assuming care after admission orders are placed to alleviate ED congestion, delivering safe and high-quality inpatient-level care in non-traditional ED spaces, and supporting efficient care progression through purposeful care planning, reduced length of stay, and 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 to patients 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.
Collaborate closely with the ED nursing team in providing care to admitted Medical-Surgical and Cardiac patients.
Rapidly assume care after admission orders are placed to help alleviate ED congestion.
Deliver safe, high-quality inpatient-level care in ED spaces.
Promote purposeful care planning to reduce length of stay and support timely transitions.
Provide care to inpatient-status patients until beds become available and they are transferred to inpatient units; provide care to observation patients for the duration of their stay.
Perform job duties in accordance with Tampa General Hospital’s mission, vision, values, and quality-improvement principles.