Clinical Nurse- MedSurg/Tele

Tampa General Hospital•Tampa, FL

About The Position

Under general supervision and following 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 a goal-directed plan of care, and assures patient rights. The role is responsible for performing job duties in accordance with Tampa General Hospital’s mission, vision, and values and the principles of quality improvement.

Requirements

Associate's degree in Nursing.
Registered Nurse license or registration issued by Florida or a compact state.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.

Nice To Haves

Unit-specific certifications may be required, including Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).

Responsibilities

Assess and analyze the health status of patients in the assigned nursing unit comprehensively, ensuring admission assessments are completed within policy and unit-standard time frames.
Perform ongoing assessments, document them according to policy and procedure, and report significant admission and ongoing assessment findings to appropriate healthcare team members.
Initiate discharge planning with the initial admission assessment.
Plan patient care in collaboration with the patient, family, and healthcare team.
Formulate and update individualized patient plans of care based on assessment data within designated time frames.
Direct, implement, and coordinate patient care activities on the assigned unit to ensure quality care.
Communicate the plan of care to healthcare team members through daily worksheet conferences, verbally during the shift, and in shift reports.
Direct care team members in accordance with their scope of practice.
Communicate and document patient care, including assessments, plans of care, interventions, patient responses, and follow-up.
Transcribe and direct implementation of physician orders.
Provide patient education based on assessed needs and evaluate patient understanding.
Evaluate patient outcomes on an ongoing basis and document the effectiveness of interventions and strategies in relation to the plan of care within required time frames, including the patient and family in the evaluation process.
Provide patient assessment and care specific to the needs of the populations served, including age groups, patients of size, and diagnosis-based needs.
Demonstrate awareness of patients’ physical, psychosocial, and developmental needs as appropriate to the populations served.