Clinical Nurse- Med Surg

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 a goal-directed plan of care, and assures patient rights. The role also supports Tampa General Hospital’s mission, vision, values, and quality-improvement principles. The nurse assesses patients in the assigned medical-surgical nursing unit, develops and updates individualized plans of care, coordinates care with patients, families, and the healthcare team, and evaluates patient outcomes. The nurse communicates and documents care and patient responses, directs care-team members within their scope of practice, implements physician orders, and provides patient education. Care is tailored to the physical, psychosocial, developmental, and other specific needs of the patient populations served.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Nursing.
Registered Nurse license 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), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), STROKE, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), or STABLE.

Responsibilities

Assess and analyze the health status of patients on the assigned nursing unit, including completing or ensuring timely admission assessments according to policy and unit standards.
Perform and document ongoing assessments and report significant findings to appropriate members of the healthcare team.
Initiate discharge planning with the initial admission assessment.
Plan patient care in collaboration with the patient, family, and healthcare team.
Formulate an individualized plan of care from assessment data within required time frames and update it based on subsequent assessments.
Direct, implement, and coordinate patient-care activities on the assigned unit to support quality care.
Communicate the plan of care to healthcare-team members through daily worksheet conferences, verbally during the shift, and at shift report.
Direct care-team members in accordance with their scope of practice.
Communicate and document patient care, including assessments, plans, interventions, responses, and follow-up; transcribe and direct implementation of physician orders.
Provide patient education based on assessed needs and evaluate the patient’s understanding.
Evaluate patient outcomes on an ongoing basis and document the effectiveness of interventions and strategies within required time frames, involving the patient and family in the evaluation process.
Provide assessment and care appropriate 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.