Clinical Nurse - ED Hold

Tampa General Hospital•Tampa, FL

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse works under general supervision and follows established policies, procedures, and professional guidelines to deliver nursing care. 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 performs duties in accordance with Tampa General Hospital’s mission, vision, and values and the principles of quality improvement. 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. Inpatient-status patients transfer to inpatient units as beds become available; observation patients remain in the ED Hold Unit for their stay. Department priorities include rapidly assuming care after admission orders to help alleviate ED congestion, delivering safe and high-quality inpatient-level care in non-traditional ED spaces, and promoting purposeful care planning to reduce length of stay and support timely transitions.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Licensed 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 a goal-directed plan of care.
Assure patient rights.
Rapidly assume care once admission orders are placed to help alleviate ED congestion.
Deliver safe, high-quality inpatient-level care in non-traditional ED spaces.
Promote purposeful care planning to reduce length of stay and support timely transitions.
Collaborate closely with the ED nursing team in caring for admitted Medical-Surgical and Cardiac patients.