Clinical Nurse - Emergency Department

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 in the Emergency Department. 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. The role is responsible for performing duties in accordance with Tampa General Hospital’s mission, vision, and values and its principles of quality improvement.

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), and STABLE.

Responsibilities

Assess and analyze patients’ health status comprehensively, ensuring admission assessments are completed within policy and unit-standard time frames.
Perform ongoing assessments, document findings, and report significant admission and ongoing assessment 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 individualized plans of care from assessment data within designated time frames and update them as appropriate.
Direct, implement, and coordinate patient care activities to support quality care.
Communicate plans of care to the healthcare team through daily worksheet conferences, verbal communication during shifts, and shift reports.
Direct care team members in accordance with their scopes of practice.
Communicate and document patient care, including assessments, plans, 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 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 appropriate to the needs of 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.